Red Star Over the Pacific : China's Rise and the Challenge of U.S. Maritime Strategy
Overview - Combining a close knowledge of Asia and an ability to tap Chinese-language sources with naval combat experience and expertise in sea-power theory, the authors assess how the rise of Chinese sea power will affect U.S. maritime strategy in Asia. Read more...
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More About Red Star Over the Pacific by Toshi Yoshihara; James R. Holmes
Overview
Combining a close knowledge of Asia and an ability to tap Chinese-language sources with naval combat experience and expertise in sea-power theory, the authors assess how the rise of Chinese sea power will affect U.S. maritime strategy in Asia. They argue that China is laying the groundwork for a sustained challenge to American primacy in maritime Asia, and to defend this hypothesis they look back to Alfred Thayer Mahan's sea-power theories, now popular with the Chinese. The book considers how strategic thought about the sea shapes Beijing's deliberations and compares China's geostrategic predicament to that of the Kaiser's Germany a century ago. It examines the Chinese navy's operational concepts, tactics, and capabilities and appraises China's ballistic-missile submarine fleet. The authors conclude that unless Washington adapts, China will present a challenge to America's strategic position.
Selected:
1. For the Chief of Naval Operation's Reading List
2. By The Atlantic as one of the Best Books of the Year on foreign affairs in 2010
3. By Proceedings magazine as a Notable Naval book in 2010.
Details
- ISBN-13: 9781591149798
- ISBN-10: 1591149797
- Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
- Publish Date: September 2013
- Page Count: 292
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