TY  - BOOK
AU  - HICKEY Dennis Van Vranken
TI  - The armies of East Asia: China, Taiwan, Japan, and the Koreas
SN  - 1555879926 (hbk.):
PY  - 2001///
CY  - Boulder, Colo. USA
PB  - Lynne Rienner
KW  - CHINA
KW  - ARMED FORCES
KW  - EAST ASIA
KW  - JAPAN
KW  - KOREAN PENINSULA
KW  - SECURITY
KW  - NORTH KOREA
KW  - SOUTH KOREA
KW  - TAIWAN
N2  - This book provides a broad discussion of the U.S ties to the Western Pacific and examines U.S security policy toward the region. It also provides a general overview of several 'flash points' that could lead to armed conflict in East Asia. Despite the changes in inter-Korean relations the most serious threat to peace and stability remains the Korean Peninsula
ER  -