03509oam 2200721I 450 991045758720332120200520144314.00-429-23022-21-134-35053-81-280-07931-297866100793150-203-31643-610.4324/9780203316436 (CKB)1000000000360103(EBL)214730(OCoLC)475922221(SSID)ssj0000255139(PQKBManifestationID)11218370(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000255139(PQKBWorkID)10211675(PQKB)10857037(MiAaPQ)EBC214730(Au-PeEL)EBL214730(CaPaEBR)ebr10099864(CaONFJC)MIL7931(OCoLC)57241862(EXLCZ)99100000000036010320180331d2004 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrTaiwan's security and air power Taiwan's defense against the air threat from Mainland China /edited by Martin Edmonds and Michael M. Tsai1st ed.London ;New York, N.Y. :RoutledgeCurzon,2004.1 online resource (215 p.)RoutledgeCurzon security in Asia seriesDescription based upon print version of record.1-138-37120-3 0-415-32317-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Preliminaries; Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction Taiwan and air power; 2 Air power and Taiwan's security; 3 Ten pointers for Taiwan on contemporary air power; 4 The shifting balance of air superiority at the Taiwan Strait and its implications on Taiwan's defense planning; 5 Command of the air over Taiwan; 6 PLA Air Force mobile offensive operations; 7 Why a Chinese preemptive strike against Taiwan would fail; 8 The air battle strategy in Taiwan's defensive operations; 9 Joint air and missile defense for Taiwan implications for deterrence and defense10 Air base defense Taiwan's defensive responses to China's missile threat11 Military culture and air force restructuring; 12 The ROC Air Force after next a race to embrace the future; IndexRecent concern about mainland China's intentions towards Taiwan, and more general concern about the risk of instability in the region, has led to growing interest in Taiwan's military strategy. This book brings together a range of experts from the West and from Taiwan itself who examine the key issues connected with Taiwan's air power, which is a key aspect of the China-Taiwan military balance. During the 1990s, Taiwan invested considerable resources in thoroughly re-equipping its air force with modern air defence and strike aircraft equipped with modern missiles, thereby denying China commanRoutledgeCurzon security in Asia series.Air powerTaiwanAir powerChinaTaiwanDefensesChinaMilitary policyElectronic books.Air powerAir power358.4/03/0951249Edmonds Martin1939-878697Tsai Michael M.1941-878698MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910457587203321Taiwan's security and air power1961791UNINA