Mayday - Couverture rigide

Cropsey, Seth

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0715645811 ISBN 13 : 9780715645819

Editeur : Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd, 2013

Synopsis

Maritime supremacy was key to America's rise to superpower status. Over the past two decades, however, while Washington has been preoccupied with Middle East land wars, the Navy's combat fleet has dwindled to historic lows - the smallest since before the World War I. At the same time, China's Navy has increased significantly and at an extraordinary rate. Within a matter of years or even months, China will likely have the ability to deny or substantially curtail the U.S. Navy's ability to operate in the Pacific and to project power in Asia. As defence expert Seth Cropsey argues in this provocative new book, the precipitous decline of the U.S. as a great seapower will have profound consequences sooner than we might think. Timely and urgent, Mayday tracks the modern evolution of U.S. maritime strength, where it stands now, and the likely consequences if changes are not made to both the Navy's size and shape and to the United States's strategic understanding of how to combine maritime and continental force. With China's ascent not likely to slow, the best way to secure both our diplomatic and economic position may be to reinvest in naval power.

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

"From diminished budgets to increased tasks the world over, the rise of potential future naval competitors, and an enfeebled procurement system the United States Navy is in serious trouble. Seth Cropsey's brilliant explanation speaks to a general audience, detailing how the failure to solve these problems will cripple America's position as a global power and risk the United States' future security. Every American should read this extraordinary book." --John Lehman, former United States Secretary of the Navy and member of the 9/11 Commission

"Mayday  looks at the past, present, and future of the U.S. Navy and finds a troubling drift toward a smaller fleet and reduced American global influence. Seth Cropsey argues that America's stature as a formidable power has and will parallel her ability to remain the world's great seapower. It is an argument that deserves the widest possible readership." --Jon Kyl, former U.S. Senate Minority Whip

"Mayday is a powerful distress call about the dangerous decline of American seapower. It's also a significant contribution to thinking about American national security policy and to formulating American grand strategy in the 21st century. And it's a good read."--William Kristol, Editor, The Weekly Standard

Présentation de l'éditeur

Maritime supremacy was key to Americas rise to superpower status. Over the past two decades, however, its navys combat fleet has dwindled to historic lows the smallest since before World War I. At the same time, Chinas navy has increased significantly and at an extraordinary rate.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0715645811
• ISBN 13: 9780715645819
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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