From Pearl Harbor to the China Seas: The Dilemmas of Deterrence
Thursday, May 30
On behalf of the Naval War College Foundation, you are invited to join us at the University of North Florida’s Adam W. Herbert University Center in Jacksonville, FL. Our featured speaker, Dr. Andrew R. Wilson, the John A. van Beuren Chair of Asia-Pacific Studies at the U.S. Naval War College, will compare pre-Pearl Harbor naval statecraft and preparedness in the Pacific to the 21st century and the People’s Republic of China.
Please register by May 23.
Location:
University of North Florida
Adam W. Herbert University Center
12000 Alumni Drive
Jacksonville, FL 32224-2678
About the Speaker
Dr. Andrew R. Wilson
Andrew R. Wilson is the John A. van Beuren Chair of Asia-Pacific Studies. Professor Wilson has lectured at military colleges and civilian universities across the United States and around the world. The author of a number of books and articles on Chinese military history, Chinese sea power, and Sun Tzu’s “The Art of War,” he is presently at work on “The Acme of Skill: Strategic Theory from Antiquity to the Information Age.” Professor Wilson is also featured on “The Great Courses,” with lecture series including “The Art of War,” “Masters of War: History’s Greatest Strategic Thinkers,” and “Understanding Imperial China: Dynasties, Life and Culture.”