{"product_id":"air-power-in-the-indo-pacific-volume-1-chinese-air-power-doctrine-planning-and-combat-posture-into-the-2030s-asia-war-paperback","title":"Air Power in the Indo-Pacific Volume 1: Chinese Air Power, Doctrine, Planning and Combat Posture into the 2030s (Asia@War) (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eA study of the last 100 years of conflict suggests that air\npower dominates warfare. Air power was successfully applied in the Spanish\nCivil War, First and Second World Wars, Vietnam War, Six Day War, Yom Kippur,\nGulf War, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Afghanistan 2003 and Libya.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eJohn Warden, asserts ‘Those\nwho have air power overwhelm those who do not; those who do not have it spend\ntheir energies trying to get it, thwart it or escape it.’\nAir power will be a decisive factor in the outcome of future wars.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAs China flexes its muscles an understanding of the\nchallenges facing the PLAAF is crucial for India and the world at large. A\nstudy of the operational capabilities of the IAF and the PLAAF has not\npreviously received a systematic and a rigorous assessment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe literature on the operational dynamics of PLAAF and IAF\nduring a war remains sparse and underdeveloped despite a large and growing\nvolume of work on overall Chinese military capabilities. Understanding both the\nIAF’s and the PLAAF’s\nhistory, organisation, culture and weapons systems and their trajectory into\nthe near future are important for assessing their capabilities for fighting\nwars.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIn the context of the escalating Sino-Indian rivalry, this\nwork sets out to examine how the PLAAF and IAF would perform in a conflict; the\nnature of air power disparity between India and China, and whether the existing\nnumerical disparity between India and China give China a clear and\nincontestable advantage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAir Power in the Indo-Pacific sets out to understand the\ninteraction between the crucial determinants of modern warfare such as\ntechnology, strategic advantage in high altitude warfare, streamlined\norganisation, leadership, weapons platforms, combat experience, force\nstructures, doctrinal and operational concepts, training, geography, weather\nand distance to better understand the war fighting capabilities of the IAF and\nPLAAF.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAir Power in the Indo-Pacific: Indian Air Force and People’s Liberation Army Air Force Capabilities into the 2030s brings\nabout an understanding of China’s past and\npresent approaches to air power and provides a crucial baseline for assessing\nfuture challenges.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIt provides a qualitative assessment of the IAF and PLAAF\nweapons systems and platforms and battle preparedness. Rare historical\nanecdotes and insights pertaining to air power and China are examined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe book’s\ncomprehensive assessment of the forces that drive the PLAAF is a critical\nreading for anyone trying to understand air power in the Indo Pacific region\nand aims to change the way the world looks at the PLAAF.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis volume is illustrated throughout with original\nphotographs, and specially commissioned colour artworks and maps.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMangesh Sawant\u003c\/b\u003e has two Masters’ Degrees, one in\nInternational Affairs from Columbia University, New York where he concentrated\non international security policy, the other in Political Science from the\nUniversity of Mumbai. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eMangesh is a scholar practitioner with over 20 years of\ninternational experience and expertise in the fields of international security\nand military studies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHe is an expert on the Chinese military (PLA, PLAN, PLAAF\nand PLARF) with a focus on weapon systems, organisation, culture, warfighting\ncapabilities and strategy and tactics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHis articles relating to the Chinese military, geopolitical\nrisks and warfare have been published in international security and military\njournals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PANSING DISTRIBUTION PTE LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44980274004175,"sku":"9781804517154","price":42.95,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_79dd9c61-8872-4228-a02d-0cda3e46c6ca.jpg?v=1776157488","url":"https:\/\/popular.com.sg\/products\/air-power-in-the-indo-pacific-volume-1-chinese-air-power-doctrine-planning-and-combat-posture-into-the-2030s-asia-war-paperback","provider":"Popular Book Company Pte Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}