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020			_a9781591141624
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050	1	4	_aUA 620 _bC689a 2013
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084			_aHIS027150 _aHIS027060 _aHIS027110 _2bisacsh
100	1		_aCole, Bernard D., _d1943-
245	1	0	_aAsian maritime strategies : _bnavigating troubled waters / _cBernard D. Cole.
264		1	_aAnnapolis, Maryland : _bNaval Institute Press, _c[2013]
300			_axiv, 304 pages ; _c23 cm
336			_atext _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 213-290) and index.
520			_a" Asian Maritime Strategies explores one of the world's most complex and dangerous maritime arenas. Asia, stretching from the Aleutian Islands to the Persian Gulf, contains the world's busiest trade routes. It is also the scene of numerous maritime territorial disputes, pirate attacks, and terrorist threats. In response, the nations of the region are engaged in a nascent naval arms race. In this new work, Bernard Cole, author of the acclaimed The Great Wall At Sea, examines the maritime strategies and naval forces of the region's nations, as well as evaluating the threats and opportunities for cooperation at sea. The United States Navy is intimately involved in these disputes and opportunities, which threaten vital American economic, political, and security interests. The most useful geographical designation for maritime Asia is the "Indo-Pacific" and Cole provides both a survey of the maritime strategies of the primary nations of the Indo-Pacific region as well as an evaluation of the domestic and international politics that drive those strategies. The United States, Canada, Russia, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, China, the Philippines, Brunei, Indonesia, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, Myanmar, India, Pakistan, Iran, the smaller Indian Ocean and Persian Gulf states are all surveyed and analyzed. The United States, Japan, China, and India draw the most attention, given their large modern navies and distant strategic reach and the author concludes that the United States remains the dominant maritime power in this huge region, despite its lack of a traditionally strong merchant marine. U.S. maritime power remains paramount, due primarily to its dominant navy. The Chinese naval modernization program deservedly receives a good deal of public attention, but Cole argues that on a day-to-day basis the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force, as its navy is named, is the most powerful maritime force in Far Eastern waters, while the modernizing Indian Navy potentially dominates the Indian Ocean. Most telling will be whether United States power and focus remain on the region, while adjusting to continued Chinese maritime power in a way acceptable to both nations. No other current or recent work provides such a complete description of the Indo-Pacific region's navies and maritime strategies, while analyzing the current and future impact of those forces. "-- _cProvided by publisher.
520			_a"Asian Maritime Strategies explores one of the world's most complex and dangerous maritime arenas. Asia, stretching from the Aleutian Islands to the Persian Gulf, contains the world's busiest trade routes. It is also the scene of numerous maritime territorial disputes, pirate attacks, and terrorist threats. In response, the nations of the region are engaged in a nascent naval arms race. In this new work, Bernard Cole, author of the acclaimed The Great Wall At Sea, examines the maritime strategies and naval forces of the region's nations, as well as evaluating the threats and opportunities for cooperation at sea. The United States Navy is intimately involved in these disputes and opportunities, which threaten vital American economic, political, and security interests"-- _cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_aSea-power _zPacific Area.
650		0	_aSea-power _zPacific Area _xHistory.
651		0	_aPacific Area _xStrategic aspects.
650		0	_aNavies _zPacific Area.
650		0	_aNavies _zAsia.
650		4	_aPoder marítimo _zÁrea del Pacífico.
650		4	_aPoder marítimo _zÁrea del Pacífico _xHistoria.
650		4	_aMarinas _zÁrea del Pacífico.
650		4	_aMarianas _xAsia.
651		4	_aÁrea del Pacífico _xAspectos estrategicos.
650		7	_aHISTORY / Military / Naval. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aHISTORY / Military / Strategy. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aHISTORY / Military / United States. _2bisacsh
776	0	8	_iOnline version: _aCole, Bernard D., 1943- _tAsian maritime strategies _dAnnapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, 2013 _z9781612513133 _w(DLC) 2013022614
856	4	2	_3Cover image _uhttp://www.netread.com/jcusers/1427/2735902/image/lgcover.4422336.jpg
856	4	2	_3Book review (H-Net) _uhttp://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=41155
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963			_aMarlena Montagna; phone: 410-295-1040; email: mmontagna@usni.org; bc: tskord@usni.org
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