Opis: China's Rising Sea Power - Peter Howarth, P Howarth

This is a fascinating insight into China's strategic abilities and ambitions, probing the real depths of its plans for the twenty-first century. Why has China's Navy inherited the Soviet Navy's distinction of being the world's largest operator of tactical submarines? Why is Beijing so intent on upgrading this fleet? Is the stage being set in East Asia for a contest for maritime supremacy pitting Chinese submarines against American aircraft carriers? Why does the US Navy regard China's submarines as one of its most formidable weapons? "China's Rising Sea Power" tackles these key questions by exploring similarities between China's strategic outlook today and that of earlier continental powers whose submarine fleets challenged dominant maritime powers for regional hegemony: Germany in two world wars and the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Using insights from classical naval strategic theory, Peter Howarth examines Beijing's strategic logic in making tactical submarines the keystone of China's naval force structure. He also investigates the influence of Soviet naval strategy and ancient Chinese military thought on the PLA Navy's strategic culture and contends that China's increasingly capable submarine fleet could play a key role in Beijing's use of force to resolve the Taiwan issue. With attention focused on China's missile build-up opposite Taiwan, Howarth also warns that there is a danger of underestimating the potential of the PLA Navy's submarines to destabilize any future Taiwan Strait crisis. This book will be of great interest to all students and scholars of security and strategic studies, Asian Politics, Geopolitics and Military (Naval) Strategy.

'Does Beijing see itself as a regional maritime power? Is the PLA Navy positioned to take on the USN in the contested waters surrounding Taiwan? Dr Howarth examines such issues in some depth...[and]I was able to develop some interesting perspectives on this important global maritime common arena. I unconditionally recommend this book to all students and scholars with an interest in security and strategic studies, Asian politics, geo-politics and naval strategy.' - The Northern MarinerIntroduction Chapter 1. China's Tactical Submarine Fleet Chapter2. The Geopolitical Context Chapter 3. China's New Maritime Strategy Chapter 4. Sea Control in the Western Pacific Chapter 5. Maritime Strategic Theory and the Logic of China's Submarine Fleet Chapter 6. Geography, Narrow Seas and Submarine Terrain Chapter 7. Disputing U.S. Command of the China Seas Chapter 8. The Universal and the Particular in Strategic Logic Chapter 9. Influence of the Soviet Experience on the PRC's Maritime Strategy Chapter 10. Chinese Strategic Culture -- Indigenous Elements Chapter 11. Chinese Strategic Culture, Submarines and Prospects for War in the Taiwan Strait Chapter 12. Conclusion Notes References

Szczegóły: China's Rising Sea Power - Peter Howarth, P Howarth

Tytuł: China's Rising Sea Power
Autor: Peter Howarth, P Howarth
Producent: Routledge
ISBN: 9780415368919
Rok produkcji: 2005
Ilość stron: 208
Oprawa: Twarda
Waga: 0.24 kg

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