21st Century Ellis: Operational Art and Strategic Prophecy for the Modern Era

For years, the Marine Corps has touted the prescience of Lt. Col. "Pete" Ellis, USMC, who predicted in 1921 that the United States would fight Japan and how the Pacific Theater would be won. Now the works of the "amphibious prophet" are collected together for the first time. Included are Ellis' essays on naval and amphibious operations that the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps would use to win the war against Imperial Japan, as well as his articles about counterinsurgency and conventional war based on his experiences in the Philippines and in Europe during World War I. As the United States focuses on the Pacific once again, Friedman presents Ellis' ideas as a case study to inform current policymakers about the dynamics of strategy and warfare across the vast reaches of the Pacific. This collection reveals Ellis to be a thinker who was ahead of his time in identifying concepts the U.S. military struggles with even today.

Author: Brett A. Friedman
Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
Published: 03/15/2015
Pages: 176
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9781612518077
ISBN10: 1612518079
BISAC Categories:
- History | Military | Strategy
- History | Military | United States
- History | Military | Naval

About the Author
Capt. B. A. Friedman is a field artillery officer in the United States Marine Corps currently stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. He is pursuing a Master of Arts in national security and strategic studies through the Naval War College.