Gunboat Diplomacy and the Ghost of Captain Mahan:
Or How China and the U.S. Are Spawning a New Great
Power Naval Rivalry, by Alfred W. McCoy. McCoy is
amazing, his in-depth analysis and erudition never fails.
Please check out his authoritative landmark book, In the
Shadows of the American Century: The Rise and Decline
8:41 am on April 9, 2018