ACTIVE DEFENSE: CHINA'S MILITARY STRATEGY SINCE 1949

by M. Taylor Fravel

Discusses what changes in China’s modern military policy reveal about military organizations and strategy.

CHAIRMAN XI REMAKES THE PLA: ASSESSING CHINESE MILITARY REFORMS

by National Defense University Press, et al.

Analyzes the various dimensions of China’s military reforms in detail and assesses their implications for the People’s Liberation Army’s ability to conduct joint operations, for the Chinese Communist Party’s control of the army, and for civil-military integration.

CHINESE AMPHIBIOUS WARFARE: PROSPECTS FOR A CROSS-STRAIT INVASION

by Andrew S. Erickson, Conor M. Kennedy, and Ryan D. Martinson

This study explores key questions concerning Beijing’s determined pursuit of the Chinese Communist Party’s ultimate political and strategic prize: How might the PLA attempt to execute a joint island landing campaign to achieve a cross-Strait invasion of Taiwan, what might be its prospects for success, and what must Taiwan — with American support — do urgently to shore up deterrence?

COMMAND: THE POLITICS OF MILITARY OPERATIONS FROM KOREA TO UKRAINE

by Lawrence Freedman

Using examples from a wide variety of conflicts, Lawrence Freedman shows that successful military command depends on the ability not only to use armed forces effectively but also to understand the political context in which they are operating.

CORPS COMPETENCY? III MARINE AMPHIBIOUS FORCE HEADQUARTERS IN VIETNAM

by Michael F. Morris

The Vietnam War ended nearly fifty years ago but the central paradox of the struggle endures: how did the world’s strongest nation fail to secure freedom for the Republic of Vietnam? Michael F. Morris addresses this vexing question by focusing on the senior Marine headquarters in the conflict’s most dangerous region.

The views expressed in this work are those of the author and not the official position of the United States government, Department of Defense, Department of the Navy, United States Marine Corps, or Marine Corps University.

CYBERSECURITY AND CYBERWAR: WHAT EVERYONE NEEDS TO KNOW

by P. W. Singer and Allan Friedman

Written for the educated layman who wants to know more about the nature of war, conflict, and security in the twenty first century.