How the United States Would Fight China: The Risks of Pursuing a Rapid Victory - Hardcover

$59.83

How the United States Would Fight China: The Risks of Pursuing a Rapid Victory - Hardcover

Name: How the United States Would Fight China: The Risks of Pursuing a Rapid Victory - Hardcover
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SKU: 9780197838303
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by Franz-Stefan Gady

$59.83

Book Overview

This book dissects precisely how the United States imagines fighting the People's Republic of China, and why it risks failing. Franz-Stefan Gady contends that the US military approach to a potential conflict over Taiwan is unlikely to succeed, relying heavily on both rapidly established information superiority and a decisive victory. This may increase the threat of nuclear escalation between the world's only superpowers.

The more likely scenario is a prolonged war of attrition across land, sea, air, space and cyberspace. America's society, armed forces and industrial capacity are ill-prepared for this--a deficiency stemming from a military culture that prioritises advanced technology over mass, and from a lack of public or political will for the sacrifices required by such a conflict.

Gady's superb research and analysis, based on US doctrine, force structure and general 'ways of war', reveal the significant risks to the United States in a potential conflict with China, whether in the 2020s or 2030s.

ISBN	9780197838303
Author	Franz-Stefan Gady
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Genre	News & politics and History
Format	Hardcover
Published	November 2025
Language	ENG- English
Pages	256
Weight	1.0 lb
Target Audience	Adults
Print Size	Standard Print

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