Combining a close kwledge 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, w 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. Selected: For the Chief of Naval Operation's Reading ListBy The Atlantic as one of the Best Books of the Year on foreign affairs in 2010By Proceedings magazine as a Notable Naval book in 2010.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Naval Institute Press
ISBN-10
1591149797
ISBN-13
9781591149798
eBay Product ID (ePID)
189819051
Product Key Features
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Military History
Type
Textbook
Author
Toshi Yoshihara
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
Annopolis
Date of Publication
15/06/2013
Content Note
Illustrations
Genre
Military History
Country of Publication
United States
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