Bruce Swanson

Bruce Swanson was a well-known authority on Chinese maritime affairs at the time of his death in 2007. Fluent in Mandarin, he served as a naval officer in Asia and later as a civilian analyst.

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A Plain Sailorman in China
A Plain Sailorman in China is a biography of Cdr. Irvin Van Gorder Gillis, USN that recounts both... Read More
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23 February - Seminar

Sat, 2019-02-23

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Incidents at Sea

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