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.
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ISBN
9780813140674
Publisert
2013
Utgave
2. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
The University Press of Kentucky
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok