Sea power and the Asia-Pacific [electronic resource] : the triumph of Neptune? / edited by Geoffrey Till and Patrick C. Bratton.

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Series: Cass series--naval policy and history ; 47.Publication details: Milton Park, Abingdon ; New York : Routledge, 2012.Description: xviii, 277 pISBN:

9780203802502

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1. Introduction : seapower and the rise and fall of empires / Geoffrey Till -- 2. The United States as a Pacific power / Patrick Bratton -- 3. Maritime power and the Asia Pacific : US naval perspectives / Kevin R. Johnson -- 4. China : its maritime traditions and navy today / Carl Otis Shuster -- 5. The evolution of the People's Liberation Army Navy : the twin missions of area-denial and peacetime operations / Michael McDevitt and Frederic Vellucci -- 6. Japan's maritime past, present and future / Alessio Patalano -- 7. India's growing naval power : Indian Ocean in focus / Harsh Pant -- 8. Singapore and seapower / Joshua Ho -- 9. The seapower and navy of the Republic of Korea / Seong Yong Park -- 10. Australia's maritime past, present and future / Andrew Forbes -- 11. British sea power and imperial defence in the Far East : sharing the seas with America / Greg Kennedy -- 12. The British Pacific Fleet and the decline of empire? / Jon Robb-Webb -- 13. Conclusions : transitions and futures / Patrick C. Bratton and Geoffrey Till.

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