The Paracel Islands and U.S. Interests and Approaches in the South China Sea

Carlisle, PA: U. S. Army War College, Strategic Studies Institute/Army War College Press, 2014. Presumed first edition/first printing. Trade paperback. Very good. Cover has slight wear and soiling. Minor wrinkles on several pages.. Glued binding. xii, 199, [5] p. Maps. References. Endnotes. From an on-line posting: "Learn how the Paracel Islands disputes act as a primer about the South China Sea conflicts and U.S., Vietnamese, and Chinese relations in the region. This analysis may help the reader better understand these disputes, and how the United States may address them. Lieutenant Colonel Clarence J. Bouchat is a retired U.S. Air Force officer and currently a senior researcher with the Strategic Studies Institute and an adjunct professor at the U.S. Army War College (USAWC) Department of Distance Education. Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Bouchat is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy and the University of Southern California. *The above information may not be current. It was current at the time when the individual worked for SSI or was published by SSI."