Preface, Michael Mulqueen, Deborah Sanders and Ian Speller; Introduction, Ian Speller, Deborah Sanders and Michael Mulqueen; The ranking of smaller navies revisited, Eric Grove; Are small navies different?, Geoffrey Till; Small navies in perspective: deconstructing the hierarchy of naval forces, Basil Germond; Transforming small navies by systematic innovation: a framework for productivity, efficiency and effectiveness, Michael Mulqueen and Terry Warburton; Adaptative dynamic capabilities and innovation: the key for small navies protecting national interests at and from the sea, Mark Mellett; Small navies in Asia: the strategic rationale for growth, Michael McDevitt; The Republic of Korea Navy - a 'big' small navy, Ian Bowers; 'Best little navy in Southeast Asia': the case of the Republic of Singapore Navy, Swee Lean Collin Koh; Small navies and border and immigration control: Frontex operations in the Mediterranean, Giampiero Giacomello and Chiara Ruffa; Small navies in the Black Sea: a case study of Romania's maritime power, Deborah Sanders; A small navy in a changing world: the case of the Royal Swedish Navy, Niklas Granholm; The strategic value of small navies: the strange case of the Confederate Navy, Christopher Tuck; Learning to be small: the experience of the British Pacific Fleet, 1944-45, Jon Robb-Webb; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.