Red star over the Pacific
Subtitle: China's rise and the challenge to U.S. maritime strategy
By: Toshi Yoshihara and James R. Holmes
Contributors: Holmes, James R., 1965-
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Annapolis, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 292
ISBN-13: 9781591143901
Subjects: Naval strategy; Sea-power; Geopolitics
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-279) and index.
Table of contents: title: Mahan's two tridents; title: China engages the strategic theorists; title: The German precedent for Chinese sea power; title: Fleet tactics with Chinese characteristics; title: Missile and antimissile interactions at sea; title: China's emerging undersea nuclear deterrent; title: Soft power at sea; title: U.S. maritime strategy in Asia; title: Who holds the tridents?