A military history of modern China : from the Manchu conquest to Tian'anmen Square / Peter Worthing.
A military history of modern China : from the Manchu conquest to Tian'anmen Square / Peter Worthing.
A military history of modern China : from the Manchu conquest to Tian'anmen Square / Peter Worthing.
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Westport, Conn. : Praeger Security International, c2007.
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N355.00951/ 17
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English
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viii, 226 p. : maps ; 25 cm.
Contents
War and the military in traditional China -- Manchu conquest and the Qing dynasty -- The Anglo-Chinese wars, 1839-1860 -- The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, 1851-1864 -- At war with France and Japan, 1864-1895 -- The new armies and the 1911 revolution, 1895-1916 -- Warlords and the Northern Expedition, 1...
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Publisher
Westport, Conn. : Praeger Security International, c2007.
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Connecticut
Date Published
c2007.
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"The third section, People's Republic of China, reveals the critical role of the military and warfare in the period after the Chinese Communist Party came to power. It explores the Chinese Communist role in the Korean War, border clashes with the Soviet Union, India, and Vietnam, changes in military doctrine, organization, and technology, the Peopl...
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A military history of modern China : from the Manchu conquest to Tian'anmen Square / Peter Worthing.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-215) and index.
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Available electronically as a subscribed service via World Wide Web (viewed 20 Sept.2007).
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c2007.
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N355.00951/ 17
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9780275987800 (alk. paper)
0275987809 (alk. paper)
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355.00951
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991023604489702626
