Comparative studies of great Asian naval powers

[cameron]

Good day all

I know that there is alot of material out there on the histories of the Chinese and Japanese navies and some stuff on the Indian Navy.  However do any of you know of any comparative studies that have been done on the history of the Chinese, Japanese and Indian Navies.  In particular the different ways and time periods in which they developed; how these navies reflected and were used to project the foreign policies of these countries, and how these policies affected the rest of Asia and the Pacific World; as well as a comparative look at the current drive by India and China, two Asian nuclear powers, two develop their navies blue water capabilities etc etc.

Any material or sources you guys can point me to would be most appreciated, thanks.

 

[HalfmyLife]

google Chinese military power and the Commonwealth intstatute will pop up. great info on the Chinese military and their modernization

 

[CougarKing]

Here is a book that is great reading for find out more about the early history and establishment of the Imperial Japanese Navy from the Meijii restoration up to WW2; this will be less relevant to those who want to find out more about the present-day JMSDF, but it will also help one understand the internal politics of the preWW2 IJN such as the conflicts/squabbling between carrier aviator flag officers such as Admiral Yammamoto and the "Teppon Ya/Black Shoes" or IJN battleship admirals. You will probably find it surprising that Yammamoto was a member of a faction of about 3 admirals that actually opposed war with the US/West.

Kaigun: Strategy, Tactics, and Technology in the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1887-1941 (Hardcover)
http://www.amazon.ca/Kaigun-Strategy-Technology-Imperial-1887-1941/dp/0870211927/ref=sr_1_15?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1222278049&sr=8-15

It is a thick hard-bound book, but certainly worth the reading. It also contains amazing diagrams that details Washington treaty IJN warship construction (and how they deviated from it) but also battle tactics they used in the 1894-5 war against China, the 1904-5 war against Russia and so forth.


Furthermore, when it comes to China and her naval power, just google and lookup those titles by GWU professor David Shambaugh (fluent in Mandarin), considered by many to be one of the leading US experts on the PLA and China-US relations. 

here is one great title that I do recommend though:

Modernizing China's Military: Progress, Problems, and Prospects by David Shambaugh (Paperback - April 23 2004)

 

[cameron]

HalfmyLife and CougarDaddy thanks a bunch, cheers.