The Modernisation of the Republic of Korea Navy Seapower, Strategy and Politics /

• Main Author: Bowers, Ian (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Critical Studies of the Asia-Pacific,
• Subjects: Security, International.; Politics and war.; International relations.; Asia-Politics and government.; International Security Studies.; Military and Defence Studies.; International Relations Theory.; Asian Politics.

This book sheds light on one of the most under-studied but powerful navies in the world. Using a multifaceted approach, it examines how the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) has sought to transform itself from a coastal naval force focused solely on deterring North Korea to a navy capable of operating i...