White Sun War - Rambling Readers

352 pages

English language

Published May 4, 2023 by Casemate Publishers & Book Distributors, LLC, Casemate.

ISBN:: 978-1-63624-250-7

(1 review)

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 is a war for …

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 is a war for Taiwan winnable?

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Nils reviewed White Sun War by Mick Ryan

Great book with an agenda

5 stars

This is a great read for anyone with an interest in international affairs, armed conflict and the future. I tick all boxes.

The book explores a realistic near-future conflict over Taiwan in a realistic and believable fashion.

If you consider this book you should be aware that the author has an agenda, beyond just your entertainment in informing decision makers and military personell on how tactics, strategies and materiell may evolve in the near future. The author is a retired Australian Army Major General and regular writer on these topics.

As he writes in the introduction: "Consequently, I decided that I would eschew non-fiction and instead write the history of the war for Taiwan as a novel" (to make the lessons more accessible - my comment).