Norman Friedman

Norman Friedman
Norman Friedman
Occupation Writer, Analyst, Historian
Nationality American
Period World War 1, World War II, Modern Age
Genres historical

Norman Friedman, P.h.D. is an American author and naval analyst. He has written over 30 books on naval matters, and appeared on television programs on PBS and the Discovery Networks. His book Fifty-Year War: Conflict and Strategy in the Cold War won the 2001 Westminster Prize for the best military history book of the previous year, from the British Royal United Services Institute[1]

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Background

Friedman holds a doctorate in theoretical physics from Columbia University. From 1973 to 1984 he was at the Hudson Institute, becoming Deputy Directory for National Security Affairs. The then worked for the United States Navy as in-house consultant. From 2002 to 2004 he served as a futurologist for the United States Marine Corps.[2]

Selected Books

  • U.S. Battleships: An Illustrated Design History - ISBN-13: 978-0870217159
  • Naval Institute Guide to World Naval Weapon Systems - ISBN-13: 978-1557502629
  • Naval Firepower: Battleship Guns and Gunnery in the Dreadnaught Era - ISBN-13: 978-1591145554
  • Network-Centric Warfare: How Navies Learned to Fight Smarter Through Three World Wars - ISBN-13: 978-1591142867
  • Naval Radar - ISBN-13: 978-0870219672
  • Modern Warship: Design and Development - ISBN-13: 978-0831760823
  • Terrorism, Afghanistan, and America's New Way of War - ISBN-13: 978-1591142904
  • Seapower As Strategy: Navies and National Interests - ISBN-13: 978-1557502919
  • Fifty-Year War: Conflict and Strategy in the Cold War - ISBN-13: 978-1591142874

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