338the solid-state, high-energy laser: “Solid-State Laser Technology Maturation Program,” U.S. Navy, accessed August 25, 2014, http://www.onr.navy.mil/Media-Center/Fact-Sheets/Solid-State-Laser-Technology-Maturation-Program.aspx.
339the USS New York: “About,” USSNewYork.com, accessed August 25, 2014, http://www.ussnewyork.com/ussny_about.html.
341“registering as active”: Michael Peck, “Sailors’ New Uniforms Could Electronically Track Them All Over the Ship,” Medium.com, September 18, 2014, accessed October 27, 2014, https://medium.com/war-is-boring/sailors-new-uniforms-could-electronically-track-them-all-over-ship-94365277c53f.
344“hold this line of position”: James D. Hornfischer, The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy’s Finest Hour (New York: Bantam Books, 2005).
344“you stupid, abtomat”: Translation of automaton from English to Russian, Google Translate, accessed August 25, 2014, https://translate.google.com/#auto/ru/automaton.
346Sovremenny-class anti-surface destroyers: “Hangzhou Type 956 Sov-Sovremenny,” GlobalSecurity.org, May 9, 2012, accessed August 25, 2014, http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/china/haizhou.htm.
346Type Fifty-Four frigates: Gabe Collins, Morgan Clemens, and Kristen Gunness, “The Type 054/054A Frigate Series: China’s All-Purpose Surface Combatant,” Study of Innovation and Technology in China, University of California Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation, January 10, 2014, accessed August 25, 2014, http://www-igcc.ucsd.edu/assets/001/505322.pdf.
346Luyang-class guided missile destroyer: Ridzwan Rahmat, “PLAN Commissions First Type 052D DDG, Puts Second on Sea Trials,” IHS Jane’s 360, March 23, 2014, accessed August 25, 2014, http://www.janes.com/article/35842/plan-commissions-first-type-052d-ddg-puts-second-on-sea-trials.
347Naval Strike Missile: “Naval Strike Missile — NSM,” Kongsberg, accessed August 25, 2014, http://www.kongsberg.com/en/kds/products/missilesystems/navalstrikemissile/.
347Penguin missile: “Penguin Anti-Ship Missile,” U.S. Navy, February 20, 2009, accessed August 25, 2014, http://www.navy.mil/navydata/fact_display.asp?cid=2200&tid=600&ct=2.
347FL-3000 Red Banner: James C. Bussert, “China’s Navy Deploys Three-Tier Defensive Weapons,” Signal Online, July 1, 2013, accessed August 25, 2014, http://www.afcea.org/content/?q=node/11461.
347The robotic swarm: Vijay Kumar, “Scalable sWarms of Autonomous Robots and Mobile Sensors (SWARMS) Project,” Swarms.org, accessed August 25, 2014, http://www.swarms.org/. See also Singer, Wired for War.
349“ ‘If one is not fully’ ”: Sun-Tzu, The Art of Warfare, trans. Roger T. Ames, chapter 2.
350using a cuff on his forearm: Homepage of Thalmic Labs, accessed August 25, 2014, https://www.thalmic.com/en/myo/.
351Rolling Airframe missiles: “RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM),” U.S. Navy, November 19, 2013, accessed August 25, 2014, http://www.navy.mil/navydata/fact_display.asp?cid=2200&tid=800&ct=2.
354Soar Dragon: Richard Clements, “New Photos of Chinese Soaring Dragon High Altitude Long Endurance Drone Emerge,” The Aviationist (blog), January 21, 2013, accessed August 25, 2014, http://theaviationist.com/2013/01/21/soaring-dragon/.
354better lift-to-drag ratio: Marissa Menezes, “Guizhou Soar Eagle,” DefenceAviation.com, January 26, 2013, accessed August 26, 2014, http://www.defenceaviation.com/2013/01/guizhou-soar-eagle.html.
355“ ‘Prize the quick victory’ ”: Sun-Tzu, The Art of Warfare, trans. Roger T. Ames, chapter 2.
357The Shanghai: Jeffrey Lin and P. W. Singer, “Is This a Model of China’s Next Aircraft Carrier?,” Eastern Arsenal (blog), Popular Science, June 17, 2014, accessed August 25, 2014, http://www.popsci.com/blog-network/eastern-arsenal/model-chinas-next-aircraft-carrier.
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358command protocol Divine Wind: “This Day in History, August 15, 1281, Kamikaze Saves Japan from Mongol Invasion, Again,” HistoryChannel.com, accessed October 27, 2014, http://www.historychannel.com.au/classroom/day-in-history/756/kamikaze-saves-japan-from-mongol-invasion-again.
358Diamond 360 maneuver: Video from BLUESPAO, “2014 Blue Angels Diamond 360 Maneuver — Pensacola Beach Air Show,” YouTube, July 14, 2014, accessed August 25, 2014, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9J6OjBtUPw.
361PL-12 air-to-air missile: Richard Fisher Jr., “China’s Emerging 5th Generation Air-to-Air Missiles,” International Assessment and Strategy Center, February 2, 2008, accessed August 25, 2014, http://www.strategycenter.net/research/pubid.181/pub_detail.asp.
368“ ‘Pretend to be weak’ ”: Sun-Tzu, The Art of War, trans. Lionel Giles.
Epilogue
371William Walker, “Absent Friends”: Liam O’Brien, “William Walker, Battle of Britain Pilot,” Independent, October 24, 2012, accessed August 25, 2014, http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/page-3-profile-william-walker-battle-of-britain-pilot-8224117.html. Also see “Funeral of Oldest Known Battle of Britain Veteran,” Royal Air Force, March 12, 2013, accessed August 25, 2014, http://www.raf.mod.uk/stclementdanes/news/index.cfm?storyid=B1ADDBB7-5056-A318-A81624170C45F8D8.
373Her head began to pound: “Symptoms of PTSD,” Department of Veterans Affairs, January 3, 2014, accessed August 25, 2014, http://www.ptsd.va.gov/public/PTSD-overview/basics/symptoms_of_ptsd.asp.
374strutting around the Alpha Group compound: “Alpha Russian Special Service Unit Is As Strong As Ever,” Pravda, August 20, 2004, accessed August 25, 2014, http://english.pravda.ru/russia/politics/20-08-2004/6631-alpha-0/.
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