Book Review: Deploying Feminism: The Role of Gender in NATO Military Operations

work. Likewise, between the detail of archival sources and the regional big picture, the continuing texture of the bilateral and multilateral relationships can be lost. Lastly, archival records present vividly the opinions of the time, but are not necessarily accurate. The American assessment that “the US bombardment of Hanoi undermined public morale and effectively sapped the people’s will to continue the fight” was made in July 1967, 6 months before the Tet Offensive. Huang quotes his colleague Yan Xuetong, saying “from a geographical perspective...it is more likely that our country can successfully shape the neighborhood than the global environment.” In the current heat of global rivalry, it is good to remember that China must bloom where it is planted in a complex neighborhood. Yuxing Huang has made a significant contribution to our understanding of how salient China’s regional diplomacy is for its broader strategic picture.