After decades of poising on the brink, United States and China finally go to war when China invades the island of Taiwan, battling for global supremacy in all domains - even space and cyberspace.
After decades of poising on the brink, the United States and China finally go to war when China invades the island of Taiwan. Deploying their most futuristic technologies in this grand strategic competition of the 21st century, the stakes could not be higher. Not only the future of the Taiwanese people but the fate of the world lies in the balance. In an era when humans no longer just use machines, but partner with them in all aspects of military operations, this fictional account views this future war through the eyes of the American, Chinese, and Taiwanese caught up in the maelstrom, revealing the heartbreak, courage, leadership, and despair of high-tech warfare played out on land, at sea, in space, and in cyberspace. White Sun War asks readers to ponder anew an essential question for the future of security in western Pacific and the entire Indo-Pacific region: is a war for Taiwan winnable?
AUTHOR: Mick Ryan is a strategist and retired major general from the Australian Army. A distinguished graduate of Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, as well as the USMC Command and Staff College and USMC School of Advanced Warfare, he is a passionate advocate of professional education and lifelong learning. In a 35-year military career, he commanded at multiple levels in the Australian Army and served in Iraq, Afghanistan, and East Timor. His first book, War Transformed, was published in 2022.
By:
Mick Ryan
Imprint: Casemate Publishers
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9781636242507
ISBN 10: 1636242502
Series: Casemate Fiction
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 01 August 2023
Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified
Author's Introduction Preliminary Operations The Massacre Phase I 1 Flood and Fire 2 Knife in a Space Fight 3 The Successors Dilemma 4 Lethal in the Littoral 5 Stormfront Approaching 6 Grey Wizard 7 Overall Defense Concept 8 The Beetles 9 Tiger of the Land, Dragon of the Sea Phase II 10 What Happens in Nevada… 11 The Butchers Bill 12 Retreat, Hell 13 Adaptation Battle 14 The High Ground 15 Break In 16 Resolve 17 Courage and Wisdom 18 Remote War Phase III 19 Save Our Dream 20 New Strategy, Old Strategy 21 Transition 22 Monsoon 23 The City 24 The Pledge 25 Battle for Taichung 26 Battle for Taichung II 27 Mors Honesta 28 Morakot the Second 29 The Bitter Plain
Mick Ryan is a strategist and retired major general from the Australian Army. A distinguished graduate of Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, as well as the USMC Command and Staff College and USMC School of Advanced Warfare, he is a passionate advocate of professional education and lifelong learning. In a 35-year military career, he commanded at multiple levels in the Australian Army and served in Iraq, Afghanistan, and East Timor. His first book, War Transformed, was published in 2022.
Reviews for White Sun War: The Campaign for Taiwan
To be successful, future war fiction requires an author who is militarily expert, has literary skill and an imaginative gift. Mick Ryan has all those qualities in abundance, and the result is a book that is entertaining, thought-provoking and quite possibly prescient. Not just an engaging tale but a warning of things to come. --Eliot A. Cohen, Robert E. Osgood Professsor of Strategic Studies, Johns Hopkins SAIS A gripping account of future war that is equal parts entertaining and sobering. Mick Ryan writes with a credibility and authority that transforms this techno-thriller into a provocative wartime narrative that belies its fictional roots. White Sun War reads like a collaboration between Asimov and Clancy, an entirely plausible scenario that presents readers with a chilling vision of a not-so-distant future. An absolute must read. --Steve Leonard, Senior Assistant Dean of the University of Kansas School of Business and co-editor of To Boldly Go: Leadership, Strategy, and Conflict in the 21st Century and Beyond
