Red Star over the Pacific, Second Edition (eBook)

China's Rise and the Challenge to U.S. Maritime Strategy

Toshi Yoshihara, James Holmes (Autoren)

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2018 | 2., Second Edition, Revised Edition
376 Seiten
Naval Institute Press (Verlag)
978-1-68247-357-3 (ISBN)

Infos

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 has laid 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 missile force. The authors conclude that China now presents a challenge to America's strategic position of such magnitude that Washington must compete in earnest.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.12.2018
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
• Schlagworte: Chinese navy • Maritime Strategy • sea-power theory
• ISBN-10: 1-68247-357-0 / 1682473570
• ISBN-13: 978-1-68247-357-3 / 9781682473573