Crashback: The Power Clash Between the U.S. and China in the

Crashback: The Power Clash Between the U.S. and China in the Pacific

An alarming message from an award-winning journalist with unprecedented access to the highest naval officers in America and China and their ships and weapons, this is a chilling look at the â€œwarm warâ€ over control of the South China Seaâ€”one that is threatening to flare into full-scale conflict.

Out in the Pacific Ocean, there is a war taking place. It is a â€œwarm war,â€ a shoving match between the United States, since WWII the uncontested ruler of the seas, and China, which now possesses the worldâ€™s largest navy. The Chinese regard the Pacific, and especially the South China Sea, as their ocean, and theyâ€™re ready to defend it. Each day the heat between the two countries increases as the Chinese try to claim the South China Sea for their own, and the United States insists on asserting freedom of navigation. Throughout Southern Asia, countries such as Vietnam, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and South Korea respond with outrage and growing fear as China turns coral reefs into manmade islands capable of supporting airstrips and then attempts to enforce twelve-mile-radius, shoot-down zones. The immediate danger is that the five trillion dollars in international trade that passes through the area will grind to a standstill. The ultimate danger is that the US and China will be drawn into all-out war.

Pulitzer Prize-nominated journalist Michael Fabey has had unprecedented access to the Navyâ€™s most exotic aircraft carriers, cruisers, destroyers, aircraft, and submarines, as well as those who command them. He was among the only journalists allowed to board a Chinese war vessel and observe its operations. In Crashback, Fabey describes how every year the US is â€œlosing sea.â€ He predicts the next great struggle between military superpowers will play out in the Pacific, and his book, more than any other, is an accurate preview of how that conflict might unfold.
Country USA
Brand SCRIBNER
Manufacturer Scribner
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9781501112041
ReleaseDate 2017-10-24
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781501112041

Country	USA
Brand	SCRIBNER
Manufacturer	Scribner
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	9781501112041
ReleaseDate	2017-10-24
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781501112041

Crashback: The Power Clash Between the U.S. and China in the Pacific

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