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Red Star Over the Pacific : China's Rise and the Challenge to U.S. Maritime Strategy by Toshi Yoshihara and James R. Holmes is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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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.

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Author

Toshi Yoshihara and James R. Holmes

Publisher

Naval Institute Press

Published

2010

Language

EN

ISBN

9781591149798

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Political Science, Science, History