Now Available in Paperback! “China Goes to Sea: Maritime Transformation in Comparative Historical Perspective”
Andrew Erickson
Professor of Strategy (tenured full professor) at Naval War College China Maritime Studies Institute
Honored to have the endorsement of the late, legendary?Jonathan Spence ,?Sterling Professor Emeritus of History at Yale University ?and author of?The Search for Modern China , among his many works:
“The maritime history of China has long been a neglected field. The absorbing interpretive essays in?China Goes to Sea?bring that knowledge-gap to an end by offering us two contrasting settings from which to view China’s current naval development: the first is an illuminating historical overview of how continental states from Persia and Sparta down to Imperial Germany and Soviet Russia applied their skills and resources to becoming naval powers. The other is a history of China’s own quest for naval growth, from the famous Ming dynasty voyages of the early 15th century down to the current blue water visions of expansion in the People’s Republic. This volume will be an indispensable companion to those seeking to understand where China’s navy may be heading.”
Click here for complete details & maps: Andrew S. Erickson, “Now Out in Paperback! ‘China Goes to Sea: Maritime Transformation in Comparative Historical Perspective’ ,”?China Analysis from Original Sources?以第一手资料研究中国, 15 January 2022.
Volume information: Andrew S. Erickson, Lyle J. Goldstein, and Carnes Lord, eds.,?China Goes to Sea: Maritime Transformation in Comparative Historical Perspective ?(Annapolis, MD:?Naval Institute Press , July 2009;?paperback 15 June 2021 ).
Shipping Expert
2 年The seven exploratory voyages of Zheng He between 1405 and 1433 were extraordinary. It must have been a staggering sight in any port when a fleet of 300 ships (including the largest wooden ships in history) holding some 30,000 men dropped anchor. This outward projection of power by China came to an end with Zheng He's death at sea during his seventh voyage in 1433. China turned inward, and it would really be almost six centuries before China turned again to outward directed initiatives such as the Zheng He expeditions.
J. C. Wylie Chair of Maritime Strategy at Naval War College
2 年Best book in the series.
Kami no Alignment - Master of Combat System Alignment at Lockheed Martin
2 年1421 and 1434 by Gavin Menzies provides interesting analysis.
Business Consultant, Author and Asia Expert
2 年Could anything be more timely. Hope it has impact inside the Cooridor. Well done. Dr David Williams, BA, DPhil, FRSA
Pressesprecher / Spokesperson @ Allianz ?sterreich
2 年Looks great! A couple of years ago I had the honor to edit a book – in fact the (to my knowledge) first & only one available in German – about global seapower by Nikolaus Scholik. Unfortunately, our plans to have it translated to English never materialized.