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Author : Peter Worthing
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2007-09-30
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015074296628
Traces the history of Imperial China, Republican China, and the People's Republic of China, revealing how the war and the military have influenced the course of Chinese history.
Author : Frederick F. Liu,Frederick Fu Liu
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : History
ISBN : IND:39000001940381
This history of modern China under the regime of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek traces the development of military and political forces within the Nationalist government, the Kuomintang, and the Communist Party through the end of World War II.
Author : David A. Graff,Robin Higham
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2012-04-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9780813140674
Gaining an understanding of China's long and sometimes bloody history can help to shed light on China's ascent to global power. Many of China's imperial dynasties were established as the result of battle, from the chariot warfare of ancient times to the battles of the Guomindang (KMT) and Communist regimes of the twentieth century. China's ability to sustain complex warfare on a very large scale was not emulated in other parts of the world until the Industrial Age, despite the fact that the country is only now rising to economic dominance. In A Military History of China, Updated Edition, David A. Graff and Robin Higham bring together leading scholars to offer a basic introduction to the military history of China from the first millennium B.C.E. to the present. Focusing on recurring patterns of conflict rather than traditional campaign narratives, this volume reaches farther back into China's military history than similar studies. It also offers insightful comparisons between Chinese and Western approaches to war. This edition brings the volume up to date, including discussions of the Chinese military's latest developments and the country's most recent foreign conflicts.
Author : F. F. Liu
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1956
Category : China
ISBN : OCLC:459697554
Redegørelse for den militære udvikling af den Kina 1924-1956.
Author : Larry M. Wortzel
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1999-09-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781567509762
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 the Cultural Revolution and Mao Zedong's purges. 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.
Author : Frederik Fu Liu
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:65551270
Author : Xiaobing Li
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2007-06-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780813139364
Since the establishment of the Red Army in 1927, China's military has responded to profound changes in Chinese society, particularly its domestic politics, shifting economy, and evolving threat perceptions. Recently tensions between China and Taiwan and other east Asian nations have aroused great interest in the extraordinary transformation and new capabilities of the Chinese army. In A History of the Modern Chinese Army, Xiaobing Li, a former member of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), provides a comprehensive examination of the PLA from the Cold War to the beginning of the twenty-first century that highlights the military's central function in modern Chinese society. In the 1940s, the Chinese army was in its infancy, and many soldiers were rural conscripts and volunteers who had received little formal schooling. The Chinese military rapidly increased its mobility and weapon strength, and the Korean War and Cold War offered intense combat experience that not only allowed soldiers to hone their fighting techniques but also helped China to develop military tactics tailored to the surrounding countries whose armies posed the most immediate threats. Yet even in the 1970s, the completion of a middle school education (nine years) was considered above-average, and only 4 percent of the 224 top Chinese generals had any college credit hours. However, in 1995 the high command began to institute massive reforms to transform the PLA from a labor-intensive force into a technology-intensive army. Continually seeking more urban conscripts and emphasizing higher education, the PLA Reserve Officer Training and Selection program recruited students from across the nation. These reservists would become commissioned officers upon graduation, and they majored in atomic physics, computer science, and electrical engineering. Grounding the text in previously unreleased official Chinese government and military records as well as the personal testimonies of more than two hundred PLA soldiers, Li charts the development of China's armed forces against the backdrop of Chinese society, cultural traditions, political history, and recent technological advancements. A History of the Modern Chinese Army links China's military modernization to the country's growing international and economic power and provides a unique perspective on China's esttablishment and maintenance of one of the world's most advanced military forces.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : China
ISBN : OCLC:1348289979
A collection of interviews with Chinese generals and other military personnel, regarding Chinese military history and the impact of communism.
Author : Diana Lary,Stephen MacKinnon
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2011-11-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780774841986
Throughout its modern history, China has suffered from immense destruction and loss of life from warfare. During its worst period of warfare, the eight years of the Anti-Japanese War (1937-45), millions of civilians lost their lives. For China, the story of modern war-related death and suffering has remained hidden. Hundreds of massacres are still unrecognized by the outside world and even by China itself. The focus of this original hisotry is on the social and psychological, not the economic, costs of war on the country.
Author : F. F. Liu
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 075815724X
Author : Edward A. McCord
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2014-01-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317907787
The China we know today emerged at the end of a long period of internal rebellions, civil wars, foreign invasions, and revolutionary insurrections that stretched across the nineteenth century to the mid-point of the twentieth. This book explores one important consequence of this situation—the increased role of military force in the determination of elite social, political, and economic power, and presents fascinating case studies of the warlords, militia leaders, and military officers who benefited from this. Examining the intersection of military force and elite power in the formative years of modern Chinese history, this book highlights just how important military force was to elite power in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century China in a context of frequent warfare and political turmoil. It shows that the way in which military empowerment unfolded and who exactly was empowered, depended heavily on shifting military and political conditions, and each case confirms the extent to which military force emerged as a consistently significant determinant of elite power across this period. Indeed, the transformative effect of military force on social and political structures of power revealed by these studies sheds distinctive light on the prevalence, and wide-ranging impact, of military conflicts in this period. In turn, these studies also provide a particular perspective on the fluid boundaries of, as well as the constraints on, elite power in Chinese society in a time of intense social and political change. This book makes an important contribution to our understanding of the rise of modern China, and provides a keen insight into impact of war on the country, as such, it will be welcomed by students and scholars interested in Chinese history, Asian history, and military history more broadly.
Author : Peter Lorge
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2006-03-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134372867
The first book in English to study this period of Chinese history, this comprehensive survey sets out the major military events in chapters and argues that war was the most important tool used by the Chinese in building and maintaining their empire.
Author : Michael Dillon
Publisher : I.B. Tauris
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2012-09-15
Category : History
ISBN : 1780763816
New paperback edition published in 2012, first published in hardback in 2010.
Author : Jonathan Fenby
Publisher : Ecco
Page : 848 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2008-06-24
Category : History
ISBN : UCSC:32106019940714
Clear and engaging, this is the definitive history of China, one of the most important political, economic, and cultural players in the modern world. 8-page color photo insert.
Author : Peter Lorge
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2006-03-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134372850
This comprehensive survey of Chinese military history is the only book in English to span the significant years from 900 – 1795. Peter Lorge questions current theories on China’s relationship to war, and argues that war was the most important tool used by the Chinese in building and maintaining their empire. Emphasizing the relationship between the military and politics, chapters are organised around specific military events and, Lorge argues, the strength of territorial claims and political impact of each dynasty were determined by their military capacity. Ideal as a course adoption text for Asian military studies, this is also valuable for students of Chinese studies, military studies and Chinese history.
