Dictionary of Contemporary Chinese Military History by Larry Wortzel - 1999-09-30

Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1999. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 334 pp. Tightly bound. Text is free of markings. Printed boards. Published without dust jacket. PLEASE NOTE: This copy is a library reprint with light green glossy boards. There is bumping to the four corners. As a result please consider as an acceptable to good, clean reading copy.

Greenwood, 1999-09-30. Hardcover. New. 9x6x1. New. Clean, unmarked pages. Fine binding and cover. Hardcover.

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Hardback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; 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 l

New. 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.… Read More

Hardback. New. 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.

Westport:: Greenwood Press,. Fine. 1999. Hardcover. 0313293376 . First printing. Fine in dark red cloth. No dust jacket, as issued. .

ABC-Clio, Incorporated , pp. xv + 334, Maps . Other. New.

Greenwood Pub Group, 1999. Hardcover. New. 334 pages. 10.00x6.50x1.25 inches.