China as a 21st Century Naval Power land navigation Army Times writer Kelly Kennedy

Army Times writer Kelly Kennedy was embedded with Charlie Company in 2007

author Catherine Merridale unveils the untold journey of these soldiers from their first encounter with the German offensive to their hard-earned victory in Stalingrad—a place where survival was measured in mere hours

selected in a tough competition and trained in an extraordinary range of skills

and contains many valuable lessons for those who would raise and train armies

movements can be led

China as a 21st Century Naval Power land navigation Army Times writer Kelly KennedyXi Jinping has made his ambitions for the People's Liberation Army (PLA) perfectly clear, there is no mystery what he wants, first, that China should become a "great maritime power" and secondly, that the PLA "become a world class armed force by 2050." He wants this latter objective to be largely completed by 2035. China as a Twenty First Century Naval Power focuses on China's navy and how it is being transformed to satisfy the "world class" goal.