Informationen zum Autor Jonathan Bailey retired from the British Army in 2005 as a major general. His last appointment was Director General Development and Doctrine, responsible for analysing the future strategic environment and the concepts, doctrine, structures and procurement requirements of the British Army, 2010-2030. He is the author of Field Artillery and Firepower (1989), The First World War and the Birth of the Modern Style of Warfare (Strategic and Combat Studies Institute, 1996), and Field Artillery and Firepower (Naval Institute Press, 2004). He is the current Director of the Centre for Defence and International Security Studies (CDISS). Klappentext This book analyzes the enduring themes underlying the strategic struggles of the great powers in East Asia, beginning with the watershed event of the 1904-5 Russo-Japanese War. Zusammenfassung This book analyzes the enduring themes underlying the strategic struggles of the great powers in East Asia, beginning with the watershed event of the 1904-5 Russo-Japanese War. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Part 1: The Russo-Japanese War. A Ten-Year Perspective 1. Portents: Strategy: Racial and Commercial Dynamics/ Military Omens 2. The Experience of 1904-5 3. 1905: The Future of War. A Ten Year Perspective Part 2: From Port Arthur to Pearl Harbour: A Thirty-Five-Year Perspective 4. Grand Strategy: Racial Angst and Diplomatic Odyssey 5. Military Strategy: The Paradox of Inevitability and Surprise 6. Tactics and Technology: Novelty Repeated Part 3: Imperial Tectonics: The Plates Shift. A Centennial Perspective 7. Europe Bows Out 8. Asia on the March 9. America Advances 10. Nippon Resurgat 11. The Next Hundred Years: Chinese Futures 12. Conclusion: Centennial Themes. References. Index

Autorentext

Jonathan Bailey retired from the British Army in 2005 as a major general. His last appointment was Director General Development and Doctrine, responsible for analysing the future strategic environment and the concepts, doctrine, structures and procurement requirements of the British Army, 2010-2030. He is the author of Field Artillery and Firepower (1989), The First World War and the Birth of the Modern Style of Warfare (Strategic and Combat Studies Institute, 1996), and Field Artillery and Firepower (Naval Institute Press, 2004). He is the current Director of the Centre for Defence and International Security Studies (CDISS).

Klappentext

This book analyzes the enduring themes underlying the strategic struggles of the great powers in East Asia, beginning with the watershed event of the 1904-5 Russo-Japanese War.

Inhalt

Introduction Part 1: The Russo-Japanese War. A Ten-Year Perspective 1. Portents: Strategy: Racial and Commercial Dynamics/ Military Omens 2. The Experience of 1904-5 3. 1905: The Future of War. A Ten Year Perspective Part 2: From Port Arthur to Pearl Harbour: A Thirty-Five-Year Perspective 4. Grand Strategy: Racial Angst and Diplomatic Odyssey 5. Military Strategy: The Paradox of Inevitability and Surprise 6. Tactics and Technology: Novelty Repeated Part 3: Imperial Tectonics: The Plates Shift. A Centennial Perspective 7. Europe Bows Out 8. Asia on the March 9. America Advances 10. Nippon Resurgat 11. The Next Hundred Years: Chinese Futures 12. Conclusion: Centennial Themes. References. Index