Westport. Greenwood. 1980. x + 230pp, appendices, bibliography, index, bookplate front free endpaper,very good hardback copy. This work examines the differences that existed between the Red Army and the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in their roles in party and societal affairs in the two decades after the end of the..... More
New York. Schoken. 1974. Black and white illustrations, 175pp, bibliography, index, a very good copy in trifle rubbed dustjacket. Discusses the campaigns and politics of the Red Army's first 25 years. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 97987). More
Annapolis, Maryland. Naval Institute Press. 2007. xvi + 411pp, 2 maps, very good copy in very lightly worn dustjacket. "One of the key issues facing naval strategists and planners is whether China poses a threat. The editors of this hot-topic book - professors and analysts at the U.S. Naval War..... More
London. O.U.P., 1967. xix + 331pp, appendix, biblio, indices, price clipped dustjacket worn and discoloured, now protected, a good copy. An examination of the transformation and modernization of the People's Liberation Army from the civil war period (1946-9) especially its political and social roles, with chapters on the militia, the..... More
London. Chatto and Windus. 1970. Maps, vii + 93pp, a good copy in slightly marked paperback. An essay written after a period of study and discussion at the Institute for Strategic Studies in London. Chapters on Chinese Outlooks, Threats to China, War and Politics, Nuclear Weapons, and Beyond Mao. (When..... More
Canberra. Department of Defence. c.1987. iii + 203pp, some underlining and notes in margin 4 leaves, staple upper cover, trifle faded and marked light blue wrappers, a sound copy. Chapter headings: China's Reforms and Modernisation, Defence Modernisation, The Impact of Modernisation. Includes reference to China's relationship with Australia, the US..... More
No place of publication. No publication details. 1971. 19 colour maps of which 14 are folding, photographic illustrations in black and white,, [4]142 + [8]pp,covers a little bumped in places, otherwise very good. Text in Chinese. 13.7 x 10.2cm. Includes Mao's Quotations and 20 case studies of battles dated between..... More
London. Hutchinson. 1969. 309pp, notes, bibliography, appendix, prior owner's name front free endpaper, a good copy in dustjacket. The story of China's development of nuclear power, including the expulsion from the United States of two experts in the fields of missiles and nuclear weapons - Tsien Hsue-shuen and Chao Chung-yao..... More
United States: University of California Press, 2003. Maps, black and white illustrations, xxviii + 374pp, indices, a very good hardback copy in dustjacket. David Shambaugh, a leading international authority on Chinese strategic and military affairs, offers the most comprehensive and insightful assessment to date of the Chinese military. The result..... More
Singapore. Horizon Books. 2005. 319pp, bibliography, glossary, index, a very good paperback copy. This is a pioneering work. It includes extensive analysis and discussion of ancient Chinese military theories right up to modern and contemporary times. The author argues that Chinese military theory is closely related to the socio-economic conditions..... More
