China’s shipbuilding industry has grown more rapidly than any other in modern history. Commercial shipbuilding output jumped thirteen-fold from 2002–12, ensuring that Beijing has largely reached its goal of becoming the world’s leading shipbuilder. Yet progress is uneven, with military shipbuilding leading overall but with significant weakness in propulsion and electronics for military and civilian applications. It has never been ...
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Chinese Naval Shipbuilding
An Ambitious and Uncertain Course
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Anatomy of Failure
Why America Loses Every War It Starts
“This book should be read by all practitioners and serious students of national security as the guide for avoiding failures and miscalculations in using American military power.” —Gen. Colin L. Powell, USA (Ret.), Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1989–1993) and 65th Secretary of State
Anatomy of Failure is part Von Clausewitz, part Tom Clancy, with personal insights by ...
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The Japanese Navy in World War II
"In the Words of Former Japanese Naval Officers, Second Edition"
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First published in 1986 and lauded by historians and World War II buffs eager for the Japanese viewpoint, this collection of essays makes significant contributions to the field of World War II literature. In it, top-ranking Japanese officers offer their personal perspectives of the Pacific War ...
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