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35%OFFLarry M. Wortzel - Dictionary of Contemporary Chinese Military History - 9780313293375 - V9780313293375
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Dictionary of Contemporary Chinese Military History

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Description for Dictionary of Contemporary Chinese Military History Hardback. A reference to the military history of contemporary China, through an examination of China's 19th-century military clashes with the West and Japan, and the evolution of the Red Army. It draws on sources written in Chinese as well as on English-language secondary sources. Editor(s): Higham, Robin. Num Pages: 376 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GBC; HB; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 725.

Tracking the evolution of the Red Army through the war against Japan and the Chinese civil war, Wortzel's book provides a comprehensive basic reference focusing on the major events, people, and issues that have produced the historical legacy of the People's Liberation Army. Placing contemporary Chinese military history in the context of China's 19th century clashes with the West and Japan, Wortzel illustrates how the imposition of unequal treaties by foreign powers conditioned China's 20th century defense forces and actions and explains how the Communist military forces developed. It also shows how fractionalization in the Communist military leadership led to ... Read more

Drawing on a substantial number of sources available only in Chinese as well as on English-language secondary sources, the book provides a basic reference aimed at orienting the nonspecialist to the significant events and people in China's recent military history. The book will also provide a quick reference for the specialist in Chinese history.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
Number of Pages
376
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780313293375
SKU
V9780313293375
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1

About Larry M. Wortzel
LARRY M. WORTZEL is a Colonel in the United States Army and a military intelligence officer, currently director of the Strategic Studies Institute at the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle Barracks, PA. His earlier books include Class in China: Stratification in a Classless Society (Greenwood, 1987) and China's Military Modernization: International Implications (Greenwood, 1988). He has served as the ... Read more

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