Red Star over the Pacific: China's Rise and the Challenge to U.S. Maritime Strategy
Toshi Yoshihara, James R. Holmes, "Red Star over the Pacific: China's Rise and the Challenge to U.S. Maritime Strategy"
2013 | pages: 312 | ISBN: 1591149797 | EPUB | 1,4 mb
2013 | pages: 312 | ISBN: 1591149797 | EPUB | 1,4 mb
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:
- For the Chief of Naval Operation's Reading List
- By The Atlantic as one of the Best Books of the Year on foreign affairs in 2010
- By Proceedings magazine as a Notable Naval book in 2010.
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