Description: In this book, Elleman surveys the situation that has led to the current tensions between China and Taiwan. Simply written and cogently argued, it is the ideal source for military personnel, diplomats, and scholars and student of the modern Far East.
Brief description: Bruce A. Elleman is a William V. Pratt Professor of International History a full professor at the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, RI
Review Quotes: "This book provides an account of the strategies and tactics as well as the organization and conduct of the U.S. Navy's Taiwan Patrol Force (TPF) in four confrontations between China and Taiwan in the Taiwan Strait. . . .The book recovers several valuable memos and maps from archival obscurity and recounts numerous anecdotes of the tension and tedium of naval operations in the strait." --International Journal of Maritime History