Battle for Taiwan

A conflict over Taiwan would not necessarily begin with an invasion. It could start with severed cables, a maritime quarantine, the seizure of an offshore island or a concentrated campaign of missile and cyber strikes. Each path creates different military problems-and different ways for a limited crisis to become a regional war.

Battle for Taiwan: A Theoretical Playbook examines four major scenarios available to Beijing, from gray-zone coercion and blockade to full amphibious assault. Drawing on open-source doctrine, economic modeling and public wargames, it explains the objectives, operational requirements, logistical constraints and escalation risks facing China, Taiwan, the United States and Japan.

Concise, visual and accessible, this book is written for readers interested in military strategy, geopolitics, logistics and the real mechanics behind hypothetical conflict. It does not predict that war will happen. It shows how different versions of it might unfold-and why even the "limited" options could reshape the world economy and the balance of power.