UID:
almafu_9959236016702883
Format:
1 online resource (xxiii, 190 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-134-35052-X
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0-429-23022-2
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1-134-35053-8
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1-280-07931-2
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9786610079315
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0-203-31643-6
Series Statement:
RoutledgeCurzon security in Asia series
Content:
Recent concern about mainland China's intentions towards Taiwan, and more general concern about the risk of instability in the region, has led to growing interest in Taiwan's military strategy. This book brings together a range of experts from the West and from Taiwan itself who examine the key issues connected with Taiwan's air power, which is a key aspect of the China-Taiwan military balance.
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Preliminaries; Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction Taiwan and air power; 2 Air power and Taiwan's security; 3 Ten pointers for Taiwan on contemporary air power; 4 The shifting balance of air superiority at the Taiwan Strait and its implications on Taiwan's defense planning; 5 Command of the air over Taiwan; 6 PLA Air Force mobile offensive operations; 7 Why a Chinese preemptive strike against Taiwan would fail; 8 The air battle strategy in Taiwan's defensive operations; 9 Joint air and missile defense for Taiwan implications for deterrence and defense
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10 Air base defense Taiwan's defensive responses to China's missile threat11 Military culture and air force restructuring; 12 The ROC Air Force after next a race to embrace the future; Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-138-37120-3
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-415-32317-7
Language:
English
DOI:
10.4324/9780203316436
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