"Combining Yoshihara's close knowledge of Asia and an ability to tap Chinese-language sources with Holmes' naval combat experience and expertise in seapower theory, both authors are able to assess how the rise of Chinese seapower 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. To defend th…
Red Star Over the Pacific is a timely, focused, and persuasive analysis of Chinese naval strategy that srands well above other works on the topic. The patient, solid scholarship and muanced argumentation of the work offer a comprehensive perspective of Chinese strategic thinking and naval development and their ramifications for the United States. . .. (It) fills a significant gap in military an…