Histories that devote hundreds of pages to the world wars but only a handful to the two decades between them leave out essential development. Naval ideas, exercises, and organizations changed during those years, so wartime outcomes cannot be understood solely from combat narratives. A discussion-led teaching method likewise places a focused subject inside its wider context. That context shows how naval institutions and ideas interlocked before the fighting began.
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Why the interwar naval period matters
Skipping the years between world wars hides the experimentation, institutions, and context that shaped wartime performance.