During the Soviet period the USSR conducted diplomatic relations with incumbent regimes while simultaneously cultivating......more
This book provides a comprehensive history of the modern Chinese navy from 1840 to the present. Beginning with a survey ......more
Drawing on sources in Japanese, Chinese, and American archives and libraries, this book reassesses another facet of Wood......more
The railways of Manchuria offer an intriguing vantage point for an international history of northeast Asia. Before the c......more
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This book examines the origins of the US Navy’s 2007 Maritime Strategy, the formation of the US government’s "Pivot to A......more
This book provides a comprehensive history of the modern Chinese navy from 1840 to the present. Beginning with a survey ......more
East Asia was a major focus of struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War of 1945 to 19......more
This book examines the nature and character of naval expeditionary warfare, in particular in peripheral campaigns, and t......more
This book examines the emergence of Communist power in China during the interwar period, focusing especially on the role......more
China s recent economic reforms have opened its economy to the world. This policy, however, is not new: in the late nin......more
Drawing on sources in Japanese, Chinese, and American archives and libraries, this book reassesses another facet of Wood......more
The railways of Manchuria offer an intriguing vantage point for an international history of northeast Asia. Before the c......more
This is the first scholarly book examining naval coalition warfare over the past two centuries from a multi-national per......more