"This attack on the bridge is another spectacular strangling of the Russian forces in Crimea. Meanwhile, pro-war Russians call for Blitz on civilian structures in Ukraine as a response to the Crimean bridge blast.

On the brink of World War II, the emergence of effective radar systems, as well as the development of submarines and carrier-borne aviation, drastically changed the nature of naval warfare. Even the most innovative doctrines became hopelessly obsolete on...