TY - BOOK AU - Hickey,Dennis Van Vranken TI - The Armies of East Asia: China, Taiwan, Japan, and the Koreas SN - 9781588261816 AV - UA832.5 .H53 2001 U1 - 355/.0095 PY - 2022///] CY - Boulder : PB - Lynne Rienner Publishers, KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian KW - bisacsh N1 - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Acknowledgments --; Introduction --; 1 U.S. Interests and Flashpoints of East Asia --; 2 The Japanese Military --; 3 The Chinese Military --; 4 The Taiwanese Military --; 5 The South Korean Military --; 6 The North Korean Military --; 7 Conclusion --; Bibliography --; Index --; About the Book; restricted access N2 - This comprehensive study provides a detailed analysis of the military buildup in the East Asian countries: China, Taiwan, Japan, and North and South Korea. Hickey assesses the capabilities, strategies, intentions, and performance of each government's military in the context of the potential for regional instability and conflict. In his concluding chapter, he also explores U.S. objectives in the region and examines the implications of recent developments for U.S. foreign policy UR - https://doi.org/10.1515/9781588261816 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781588261816 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781588261816/original ER -