CCTV AMERICA, is the American arm of China Central Television of Beijing. Based in Washington D.C
Author, Analyst, Historian
CCTV AMERICA, is the American arm of China Central Television of Beijing. Based in Washington D.C
Panelists talked about the political, economic, and foreign policy direction China might take as a new regime was to take control November 8, 2012, for the upcoming decade. The panelists responded to questions from members of the audience.
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Gators of Neptune: Naval Amphibious Planning for the Normandy Invasion, by Christopher D. Yung
Gators of Neptune provides a look at the background, conception, planning, organization, and execution of the D-Day landings.
It actually treats the subject on several levels. To begin with, there is a comprehensive examination of the technical and logistical aspects of the operation, which remains the most complex landing ever undertaken. So we learn a great deal about the supply of landing craft, arrangements for naval escorts and gunfire support, the intricate planning necessary to mesh operations by naval, air, and ground forces, and more, including lots of training (with a good concise discussion of Slapton Sands).
But Yung, a seasoned naval analyst, didn’t stop there. He frames the tale by examining the evolution of both British and American amphibious doctrine, which differed in important ways, requiring complex negotiation among the commanders and their staffs to hammer out a common doctrine. In dealing with this aspect of the planning, we are treated to some critical portraits of many of the leading figures on both sides. This is in many ways the most valuable part of the book, for by looking at the planning for D-Day through the experiences, personalities, ambitions, and inter-relationships of the principal commanders – Bertram Ramsay, Andrew Cunningham, Harold Stark, Philip Vian, Alan Kirk, and others – Yung turns what could easily have been a very dry, even boring technical account of operational planning and logistical management into a very readable work.
Gators of Neptune is likely to be of particular interest to students of World War II in Europe, amphibious operations, and naval history in general.
Reviewer: A. A. Nofi
Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 2006. Pp. xx, 292. Illus., maps,. Tables, gloss., notes, biblio., index. $34.95. ISBN:1-59114-997-5.
Accession Number : ADA535138
Title : China’s Out of Area Naval Operations: Case Studies, Trajectories, Obstacles, and Potential Solutions
Corporate Author : NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV WASHINGTON DC INST FOR NATIONAL STRATEGIC STUDIES
Personal Author(s) : Yung, Christopher D. ; Rustici, Ross ; Kardon, Isaac ; Wiseman, Joshua
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Report Date : DEC 2010
Pagination or Media Count : 77
Abstract : This study seeks to understand the future direction of the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) with regard to out of area deployments and power projection. The assessment is based on the history of past PLAN out of area deployments and an analysis of out of area operations of other military forces. Both short- and long-term lenses are employed to understand the scope and direction of China’s defense planning and strategic decisions.
Descriptors : *DEFENSE PLANNING, *MILITARY FORCES(FOREIGN), *NAVAL OPERATIONS, *CHINA, POWER, CASE STUDIES, MILITARY STRATEGY, DEPLOYMENT, HISTORY
Subject Categories : MILITARY FORCES AND ORGANIZATIONS
Distribution Statement : APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE
TITLE: Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month: Leadership to Meet the Challenges of a Changing World
SPEAKER: Christopher Yung, Kurt Chew-Een Lee, Peter Young, John Whang
EVENT DATE: 2010/05/25
RUNNING TIME: 90 minutes
DESCRIPTION:
The Veterans History Project (VHP) at the Library of Congress American Folklife Center sponsored a panel discussion honoring Asian-Pacific American veterans. This discussion explored the service experience of Asian-Pacific Americans.
Speaker Biography: Dr. Yung is a Senior Research Fellow for CSCMA, the Institute for National Strategic Studies (INSS) at National Defense University.
Speaker Biography: Marine Major Kurt Chew-Een Lee USMC (ret) is a Navy Cross Recipient, Korean War. Major Lee is a “three war Marine”, a veteran of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam.
Speaker Biography: Army Specialist Peter Young is Chief of the Asian Divison at the Library of Congress. Young received a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts from the College of Wooster and a master’s degree in library science from Columbia University’s School of Library Science. He served as a film-library specialist with the U.S. Army’s 25th Infantry Division (1968-1970) and was awarded three bronze star medals for meritorious achievement directing a Special Service Library in Chu Chi, Vietnam.
Speaker Biography: Capt. John Whang, Marine Corps, was recently featured in Fortune Magazine as the New Warrior Elite. Whang is a Naval Academy grad and former Marine captain who served three tours in Iraq. Whang is currently a financial analyst at Northrop Grumman.