Red Star Over the Pacific, Third Edition: China's Rise and the Challenge to U.S. Maritime Strategy

Author:   Toshi Yoshihara ,  James R. Holmes
Publisher:   Naval Institute Press
Edition:   Third Edition, New Edition
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9781682473962


Pages:   432
Publication Date:   07 May 2026
Recommended Age:   From 0 to 99 years
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Red Star Over the Pacific, Third Edition: China's Rise and the Challenge to U.S. Maritime Strategy


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Author:   Toshi Yoshihara ,  James R. Holmes
Publisher:   Naval Institute Press
Imprint:   Naval Institute Press
Edition:   Third Edition, New Edition
Weight:   0.566kg
ISBN:  

9781682473962


ISBN 10:   1682473961
Pages:   432
Publication Date:   07 May 2026
Recommended Age:   From 0 to 99 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Not yet available   Availability explained
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“The third edition of Red Star Over the Pacific is the go-to volume for understanding China’s bid for sea power, and ultimately what that means for the U.S. and our Navy-Marine Corps team. Yoshihara's and Holmes’ clear-eyed analysis draws directly from Chinese political, policymaker and military speeches and papers to make sense of China’s ambition, and the authors draw heavily on U.S. maritime strategies of the last 40 years, as well as our Navy’s most recent combat experience in the Red Sea, to shape our understanding of the maritime competition at hand. Once again, this latest edition of Red Star Over the Pacific deserves the widest possible reading. — Adm. Phil Davidson, USN (Ret.) and the 25th Commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command “It is tough to overstate just how great this third edition of Red Star over the Pacific is. Yoshihara and Holmes chart the evolution of China’s maritime power from emerging challenger to peer competitor while assessing the implications for U.S. strategic interests. Reaffirming the judgment of earlier editions—that strategy, not spending, must lead—this volume offers a disciplined methodology for designing a foundational maritime strategy commensurate with the stakes. This third edition charts the evolution of China’s maritime power from emerging challenger to peer competitor while assessing the implications for U.S. strategic interests. Reaffirming the judgment of earlier editions—that strategy, not spending, must lead—this volume offers a disciplined methodology for designing a foundational maritime strategy commensurate with the stakes.”— Adm. Scott Swift, USN (Ret.)


“The third edition of Red Star Over the Pacific is the go-to volume for understanding China’s bid for sea power, and ultimately what that means for the U.S. and our Navy-Marine Corps team. Yoshihara's and Holmes’ clear-eyed analysis draws directly from Chinese political, policymaker and military speeches and papers to make sense of China’s ambition, and the authors draw heavily on U.S. maritime strategies of the last 40 years, as well as our Navy’s most recent combat experience in the Red Sea, to shape our understanding of the maritime competition at hand. Once again, this latest edition of Red Star Over the Pacific deserves the widest possible reading. — Adm. Phil Davidson, USN (Ret.) and the 25th Commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command“It is tough to overstate just how great this third edition of Red Star over the Pacific is. Yoshihara and Holmes chart the evolution of China’s maritime power from emerging challenger to peer competitor while assessing the implications for U.S. strategic interests. Reaffirming the judgment of earlier editions—that strategy, not spending, must lead—this volume offers a disciplined methodology for designing a foundational maritime strategy commensurate with the stakes.”— Adm. Scott Swift, USN (Ret.)


Author Information

Toshi Yoshiharais a Senior Fellow at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments. He was the inaugural John A. van Beuren Chair of Asia-Pacific Studies and a professor of strategy at the U.S. Naval War College. He holds a PhD from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University. He lives in Vienna, Virginia. James R. Holmesis the inaugural holder of the J. C. Wylie Chair of Maritime Strategy at the U.S. Naval War College and previously served on the faculty of the University of Georgia School of Public and International Affairs. A former U.S. Navy surface warfare officer, he earned a PhD from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University. He lives in Barrington, Rhode Island.

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