| The Lessons Of History: The Chinese People's Liberation Army At 75 Contributor(s): Burkitt, Laurie (Author), Scobell, Andrew (Author), Wortzel, Larry M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1312339624 ISBN-13: 9781312339620 Publisher: Lulu.com OUR PRICE: $29.93 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - General - Education |
| Dewey: 355.009 |
| Physical Information: 1.03" H x 6" W x 9" (1.49 lbs) 464 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: With the armed forces of the People's Republic of China celebrating their 75th anniversary on August 1, 2002, it only seemed appropriate and timely to take stock of the world's largest military. The People's Liberation Army (PLA) has officially been in existence for three-quarters of a century, and its history is one filled with turmoil and warfare. One weekend in September 2002, a group of PLA specialists gathered at Carlisle Barracks, the home of the U.S. Army War College, to assess what lessons China's soldiers had drawn from the history of their own armed forces. This volume constitutes the final product of months of extensive research by the individual authors and hours of intense discussion at the 3-day conference by approximately 50 participants. The conference was sponsored jointly by the American Enterprise Institute, the Heritage Foundation, and the U.S. Army War College. It is with great pleasure that I commend this book to anyone with a serious interest in the Chinese military. |