Major Aaron Barlow

Deep in the Western Pacific, the battle rages. Loitering munitions circle overhead, each waiting its turn to dive into the enemy fleet below. One-way attack boats swarm through green waters, their low profiles obscured by wavetops in the waning daylight. In every domain, the combatants employ disruptive new technologies and tactics alongside legacy capabilities and concepts. No, this battle is not for Taiwan in 2030.

Vincent P. O’Hara is a naval historian and the author, coauthor, or editor of seventeen books including Struggle for the Middle Sea and Fighting in the Dark. He was the Naval Institute Author of the Year in 2016 for . His work has also appeared in many magazines and journals and has been translated into Spanish, Japanese, and Italian. He holds a history degree from the University of California, Berkeley and lives in Chula Vista, California.