Sea Power and the Asia-Pacific : The Triumph of Neptune? (Hardcover)

Preface Abbreviations Contributors Chapter 1. Introduction : Seapower and the Rise and Fall of Empires Chapter 2. The United States as a Pacific Power Chapter2. Maritime Power and the Asia Pacific: US Navy Perspectives Chapter. 4 China: Its Maritime Traditions and Navy Today Chapter 5 The Evolution of the PLA Navy: The Twin Missions of Area-Denial and Peacetime Operations Chapter 6 Japan’s Maritime Past, Present and Future Chapter 7. India’s Growing Naval Power: Indian Ocean in Focus Chapter 8. Singapore and Seapower Chapter 9. The Seapower and Navy of the Republic of Korea Present and Future Chapter 10. Australia’s Maritime Past, Present and Future Part II Transitions Chapter 11. British Seapower and Imperial Defence in the Far East: Sharing the Seas with America Chapter 12. The British Pacific Fleet and the Decline of Empire ? Chapter 13 Conclusions: Transitions and Futures