This is the first systematic study of modern China's military campaigns and the actual fighting conducted by the People's Liberation Army since the founding of the People's Republic. It provides a general overview of the evolution of PLA military doctrine, and then focuses on major combat episodes from the civil war with the Nationalists to the last significant combat in Vietnam in 1979, in addition to navy and air operations through 1999. In contrast to the many works on the specifics and hardware of China's military modernization, this book discusses such topics as military planning, command, and control; fighting and politics; combat tactics and performance; technological catch-up and doctrinal flexibility; the role of Mao Zedong; scale and typologies of fighting; and deterrence. The contributors include scholars from Mainland China, Taiwan, and the United States, who draw from a wealth of fresh archival sources.

Chinese Warfighting: The PLA Experience since 1949: The PLA Experience since 1949

History

Ryan, Mark A.

Finkelstein, David M.

McDevitt, Michael A.

Corporation, CNA

Asia

Routledge

Between Fall 2002 and Spring 2003, most of the national leadership of China's party, state, and military organs will be replaced by a new generation of officials. The accession to power of this "Fourth Generation" leadership, and the "Fifth Generation" officials who will rise to positions of influence on their coattails, will have profound implications for China, for nations in the region, and potentially for the national interests of the United States. This timely work introduces the new leaders of China and describes the political backdrop for their succession. A distinguished international group of scholars look at the process of leadership transition; the prospects and challenges facing the new leaders; questions of legitimacy and influence; flow of information on the transition within China; and security policies in the provinces and the Asia-Pacific region. They provide important insights on the leadership at "the center," in the provinces, and in the military.

China's Leadership in the Twenty-First Century: The Rise of the Fourth Generation

Kivlehan, Maryanne

Reference

<p>Between Fall 2002 and Spring 2003, most of the national leadership of China's party, state, and military organs will be replaced by a new generation of officials. The accession to power of this "Fourth Generation" leadership, and the "Fifth Generation" officials who will rise to positions of influence on their coattails, will have profound implications for China, for nations in the region, and potentially for the national interests of the United States. This timely work introduces the new leaders of China and describes the political backdrop for their succession. A distinguished international group of scholars look at the process of leadership transition; the prospects and challenges facing the new leaders; questions of legitimacy and influence; flow of information on the transition within China; and security policies in the provinces and the Asia-Pacific region. They provide important insights on the leadership at "the center," in the provinces, and in the military.</p>

Washington's Taiwan Dilemma, 1949-1950: From Abandonment to Salvation

<p>In contrast to most of the historical literature, which has concentrated on Washington's approach to developing a policy toward the communist-controlled mainland, Finkelstein examines the concomitant policy debate that centered around the question of how to deal with the Nationalist holdout regime on Taiwan a story particularly intriguing because "the evidence clearly indicates that had North Korea not invaded the south in June 1950 the United States would not have intervened with military force to prevent the fall of Taiwan to a communist invasion." Note: CiP has the title and subtitle reversed. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.</p>

Politics & Social Sciences

Politics & Government

George Mason Univ Pr

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