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Red star over the Pacific : China's rise and the challenge to U.S. maritime strategy / Toshi Yoshihara and James R. Holmes.

By: Yoshihara, Toshi [author].
Contributor(s): Holmes, James R, 1965-.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Annapolis, Md : Naval Institute Press, [2010]Copyright date: ©2010Description: xii, 292 pages ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781591143901 (paperback).Subject(s): Sea-power -- China | Sea-power -- United States | Naval strategy | Geopolitics -- AsiaDDC classification: 359.030951
Contents:
Mahan's two tridents -- China engages the strategic theorists -- The German precedent for Chinese sea power -- Fleet tactics with Chinese characteristics -- Missile and antimissile interactions at sea -- China's emerging undersea nuclear deterrent -- Soft power at sea -- U.S. maritime strategy in Asia -- Who holds the tridents?
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

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.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Mahan's two tridents -- China engages the strategic theorists -- The German precedent for Chinese sea power -- Fleet tactics with Chinese characteristics -- Missile and antimissile interactions at sea -- China's emerging undersea nuclear deterrent -- Soft power at sea -- U.S. maritime strategy in Asia -- Who holds the tridents?

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • List of Acronyms and Abbreviations (p. vii)
  • Preface (p. ix)
  • Chapter 1 Mahan's Two Tridents (p. 1)
  • Chapter 2 China Engages the Strategic Theorists (p. 14)
  • Chapter 3 The German Precedent for Chinese Sea Power (p. 44)
  • Chapter 4 Fleet Tactics with Chinese Characteristics (p. 73)
  • Chapter 5 Missile and Antimissile Interactions at Sea (p. 101)
  • Chapter 6 China's Emerging Undersea Nuclear Deterrent (p. 125)
  • Chapter 7 Soft Power at Sea (p. 149)
  • Chapter 8 U.S. Maritime Strategy in Asia (p. 179)
  • Chapter 9 Who Holds the Tridents? (p. 209)
  • Notes (p. 225)
  • Index (p. 281)

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CHOICE Review

Red Star over the Pacific examines the implications that growing Chinese naval power will have on the maritime politics of East Asia. Yoshihara and Holmes (both, strategy, Naval War College) delve into Chinese and American doctrinal documents to paint a picture of the emerging debates on the growth of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). They detail Chinese maritime thought, with an eye toward both Mao and Alfred Thayer Mahan's sea-power theories, and attempt to chart the future of Chinese naval growth. They also discuss the US naval response and the effect that this response has had on India and Japan. Altogether this is a very useful volume, notwithstanding a few minor missteps. Anyone with an interest in East Asian politics or maritime affairs will find it valuable. For comparison, see Bernard D. Cole's The Great Wall at Sea: China's Navy Enters the 21st Century (CH, May'02, 39-5443) and Robert Kaplan's Monsoon: The Indian Ocean and the Future of American Power (CH, May'11, 48-5347). Summing Up: Recommended. General readers; upper-division undergraduate students and above. R. M. Farley University of Kentucky

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