TY - BOOK AU - SCHWARZ Jurgen (Ed.) AU - HERRMAN Wilfried A (Ed.) TI - Maritime strategies in Asia (inc CD-ROM) SN - 9744800089 (pbk.): PY - 2002/// CY - Bangkok, Thailand PB - White Lotus KW - AUSTRALIA KW - MARITIME STRATEGY KW - BANGLADESH KW - BURMA KW - CHINA KW - GERMANY KW - DEFENCE INDUSTRY KW - INDIA KW - INDONESIA KW - JAPAN KW - MALAYSIA KW - NORTH KOREA KW - PAKISTAN KW - PHILIPPINES KW - RUSSIA KW - SINGAPORE KW - SOUTH KOREA KW - THAILAND KW - UNITED STATES KW - VIETNAM N2 - In recognition of the continuing importance of sea power this collection of papers provides a comprehensive view of maritime strategic concepts of the naval capabilities of the coastal countries of the Asia Pacific region. The first part of the book deals with issues such as SLOCs, chokepoints, piracy, and the South China Sea dispute. The second part presents profiles of all naval powers in East, South and Southeast Asia. Brunei is briefly mentioned on p.451-452.The final section contains details of German commercial companies involved in naval ship construciton and naval equipment. Further information about these companies and their products is contained on the CD-ROM inside the back cover of the book ER -