▁between ▁Oxford ▁and ▁the ▁armed ▁forces . ▁ ▁Gib bs ' s ▁ten ure ▁in ▁the ▁chair ▁developed ▁on ▁three ▁lines : ▁First , ▁he ▁continued ▁the ▁research ▁and ▁writing ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁begun ▁in ▁the ▁Cab inet ▁Office . ▁Second , ▁he ▁promoted ▁closer ▁and ▁more ▁direct ▁educational ▁relationships ▁between ▁Oxford ▁and ▁the ▁armed ▁forces , ▁contrib uting ▁to ▁better ▁civil - mil it ary ▁relations . ▁Third , ▁while ▁primarily ▁interested ▁in ▁military ▁history ▁and ▁naval ▁history , ▁he ▁promoted ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁field ▁of ▁strateg ic ▁studies . ▁ ▁Norman ▁Gib b ' s ▁In aug ural ▁L ect ure ▁as ▁Ch iche le ▁Professor ▁of ▁the ▁History ▁of ▁War ▁was ▁devoted ▁to ▁The ▁Orig ins ▁of ▁the ▁Committee ▁of ▁Imperial ▁Def ence . ▁It ▁quickly ▁became ▁a ▁basic ▁reference ▁for ▁gener ations ▁of ▁his ▁gradu ate ▁students . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁work ▁with ▁the ▁uniform ed ▁services , ▁he ▁established ▁with ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁courses ▁for ▁officers ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Air ▁Force ▁to ▁qual ify ▁them ▁for ▁further ▁studies ▁at ▁the ▁staff ▁college ▁level . ▁Gib bs ' s ▁success ▁in ▁this , ▁led ▁him ▁to ▁expand ▁his ▁teaching ▁to ▁include ▁senior ▁officers ▁and ▁to ▁encou rage ▁the ▁services ▁to ▁second ▁officers ▁from ▁their ▁reg iments ▁to ▁read ▁for ▁under grad uate ▁degrees ▁at ▁Oxford . ▁ ▁This ▁led ▁the ▁Admir alty ▁to ▁appoint ▁Gib bs ▁to ▁its ▁Naval ▁Edu c ational ▁Ad vis ory ▁Council , ▁which ▁saw ▁him ▁rise ▁to ▁become ▁its ▁vice - ch