The English edition's Soviet propaganda should not obscure the doctrine beneath it. Gorshkov's philosophy is presented as total war, with no half measures or separate pool of resources held outside the struggle. Every useful asset is expected to be used, so sea power becomes a whole-state undertaking rather than a contest between warships alone. This framing leads into his later arguments about economic power, balanced forces, and coordinated strikes.
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Gorshkov treated every maritime resource as a wartime asset
The Sea Power of the State presents sea power as a whole-state instrument whose useful assets would all be mobilized in a major war.