The Next Major War: Can The Us And Its Allies Win Against China? (Rapid Communications In Conflict & Security Series)

The risk of major war between China and the United States and its allies has risen substantially in recent years. Several books have been written about the growing risks of war and how such a conflict might start. Nearly all of these contributions have focused on the foreign and defense policy challenges prior to, and in the early stages of, such a war. This book takes a more wide-ranging and in-depth look at the demands such a war would make on the US alliance. Drawing on several years of research on Chinese and American planning, it describes the rather different types of war the two sides are planning to fight.One side is focusing primarily on military preparations. The other is preparing not only its military but also much of its economy, its society, and its political system to endure and ultimately prevail in such a war. This book explains the strengths and weaknesses of each side, the key phases that would likely characterize such a struggle, the probable economic and business i