Norman Friedman

For the sociologist, see Norman L. Friedman.

Norman Friedman
Born	1946 (age 76–77)
Occupation	Author, analyst, strategist, historian
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Columbia University
Period	1946-present
Subject	Naval historical analysis and strategy

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 ]}

Background

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]

Awards and honors

• Fifty-Year War: Conflict and Strategy in the Cold War won the 2001 Duke of Westminster's Medal for Military Literature for the best military history book of 2000 from the British Royal United Services Institute. ^[6]
• Seapower As Strategy: Navies and National Interests won the 2002 Samuel Eliot Morison Award for Naval Literature ^{[7] [8]}

Selected bibliography

• —; 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 . American Academy of Political and Social Science. 517 (1): 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

See also

• Naval History (magazine)

References

1. "Norman Friedman". DefenseMediaNetwork. n.d. Archived from the original on 1 March 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
2. "BOOKSHELF - The Fifty-Year War: Conflict and Strategy in the Cold War". Columbia College Today. Vol. 26, no. 4. Columbia College. 1 May 2000. ISSN   0572-7820. LCCN   sn85006502. OCLC   12357245. Archived from the original on 10 June 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
3. "BOOKSHELF - Norman Friedman '67". Columbia College Today. Vol. 29, no. 4. Columbia College. 1 March 2003. ISSN   0572-7820. LCCN   sn85006502. OCLC   12357245. Archived from the original on 10 June 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
4. Friedman, Norman (22 October 2014). "Fighting the Great War at Sea: Strategy, Tactic and Technology". Seaforth Publishing. Retrieved 4 October 2021– via PlayGoogle.
5. "Norman Friedman Biography". Encyclopædia Britannica . Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
6. "Event Speakers - U.S. Naval Institute". usni.org. Archived from the original on 2017-12-24. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
7. "Latest NOUS Awards". Naval Order of the United States. Archived from the original on 2017-06-03. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
8. "Previous Morison Book Awards". Naval Order of the United States, New York Commandery. Archived from the original on August 27, 2016. Retrieved December 23, 2017.

External links

• US Naval Institute Listing
• Norman Friedman at IMDb
• Appearances on C-SPAN