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.
Material type: BookPublisher: 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: 359.030951Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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General Lending | MTU National Maritime College of Ireland Library Lending | 359.030951 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 00111478 |
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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)