Norman Friedman (born 1946) is an American author, analyst, strategist, and historian.[1] He has written over 30 books and numerous articles on naval and other military matters,[1] has worked for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, and has appeared on television programs including PBS, the Discovery Channel, C-SPAN, and National Geographic.[citation needed]
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Norman Friedman |
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Born | 1946 (age 77–78) |
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Occupation | Author, analyst, strategist, historian |
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Nationality | American |
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Alma mater | Columbia University |
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Period | 1946-present |
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Subject | Naval historical analysis and strategy |
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Friedman holds a bachelor's and a doctorate from Columbia University in theoretical physics, completing his dissertation Additional Scattering of Bloch Electrons by Simultaneous Imputity and Lattice Interaction in 1974.[2][3] From 1973 to 1984, he was at the Hudson Institute, becoming Deputy Director for National Security Affairs.[clarification needed] He then[when?] worked for the United States Navy as in-house consultant.[clarification needed] From 2002 to 2004, he served as a futurologist for the United States Marine Corps.[4] He has held the position of Visiting Professor of Operations Research, University College, University of London.[5]
- —; Baker, A. D. III; Raven, Alan (1984). U.S. Cruisers: An Illustrated Design History (First ed.). Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1682477595. LCCN 84014767. OCLC 12502364. OL 2852386M. Retrieved 17 August 2022 – via the Internet Archive.
- — (1 September 1991). "The Future Shape of the U. S. Navy". The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. 517 (1). American Academy of Political and Social Science: 106–119. doi:10.1177/0002716291517001008. eISSN 1552-3349. ISSN 0002-7162. JSTOR 1047189. OCLC 1479265. S2CID 145473559.
- — (15 May 2006). The Naval Institute Guide to World Naval Weapon Systems (5th ed.). Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1557502629. LCCN 2005031194. OCLC 1131518158. OL 3415017M – via Google Books.
- U.S. Amphibious Ships and Craft: An Illustrated Design History, ISBN 978-1-55750-250-6
- U.S. Aircraft Carriers: An Illustrated Design History, ISBN 0-87021-739-9
- U.S. Battleships: An Illustrated Design History, ISBN 978-0-87021-715-9
- U.S. Small Combatants, Including PT Boats, Subchasers, and the Brown-Water Navy: An Illustrated Design History, ISBN 978-0-87021-713-5
- U.S. Naval Weapons, ISBN 978-0-85177-240-0
- U.S. Naval Weapons: Every Gun, Missile, Mine and Torpedo Used by the U.S. Navy from 1883 to the Present Day, ISBN 978-0-87021-735-7
- Naval Radar, ISBN 978-0-87021-967-2
- American and British Aircraft Carrier Development, 1919–1941, ISBN 978-1-59114-380-2
- Battleship Design and Development 1905–1945, ISBN 978-0-83170-700-2
- Modern Warship: Design and Development, ISBN 978-0-83176-082-3
- Submarine Design and Development, ISBN 978-0-87021-954-2
- Seapower as Strategy: Navies and National Interests, ISBN 978-1-55750-291-9
- The US Maritime Strategy, ISBN 978-0-71060-500-9
- Postwar Naval Revolution, ISBN 978-0-85177-414-5
- Fifty-Year War: Conflict and Strategy in the Cold War, ISBN 978-1-59114-287-4
- Desert Victory: The War for Kuwait, ISBN 978-1-55750-254-4
- Terrorism, Afghanistan, and America's New Way of War, ISBN 978-1-59114-290-4
- Naval Firepower: Battleship Guns and Gunnery in the Dreadnought Era, ISBN 978-1-59114-555-4
- Naval Weapons of World War One: Guns, Torpedoes, Mines and ASW Weapons of All Nations, ISBN 978-1-84832-100-7
- Network-Centric Warfare: How Navies Learned to Fight Smarter Through Three World Wars, ISBN 978-1-59114-286-7
- British Carrier Aviation: The Evolution of the Ships and Their Aircraft, ISBN 978-0-87021-054-9
- The British Battleship: 1906–1946, ISBN 978-1-84832-225-7
- British Cruisers of the Victorian Era, ISBN 978-1-84832-099-4
- British Cruisers: Two World Wars and After, ISBN 978-1-84832-078-9
- British Destroyers: From Earliest Days to the Second World War, ISBN 978-1-84832-049-9
- British Destroyers and Frigates: The Second World War and After, ISBN 978-1-84832-015-4
- Fighting the Great War at Sea: Strategy, Tactics and Technology, ISBN 978-1-84832-189-2