TY - BOOK AU - PATTON James H TI - The submarine as a case study in transformation PY - 2005/// KW - SUBMARINES KW - REVOLUTION IN MILITARY AFFAIRS N2 - Transformation is in danger of becoming as hackneyed a phrase as RMA. This paper describes the evolution of U.S. submarines throughout the twentieth century to show how their primary purpose has changed from the original coastal defence remit, and thus how they can be considered "transformational" ER -