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A Military History of China

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Availability:In StockContributor:David A. Graff, Robin HighamPublish date:2012-04-13Pages:344
Languages:EnglishPublisher:University Press of KentuckyISBN-13:9780813135847ISBN-10:813135842UPC:9780813135847Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Military, AsiaBook Topic:ChinaSize:8.90 x 5.90 x 1.00 inchesWeight:1.2Product ID:SC0WPNSXXT
Gaining an understanding of China's long and sometimes bloody history can help to shed light on China's ascent to global power. Many of China's imperial dynasties were established as the result of battle, from the chariot warfare of ancient times to the battles of the Guomindang (KMT) and Communist regimes of the twentieth century. China's ability to sustain complex warfare on a very large scale was not emulated in other parts of the world until the Industrial Age, despite the fact that the coun
Languages:EnglishPublisher:University Press of KentuckyISBN-13:9780813135847ISBN-10:813135842UPC:9780813135847Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Military, AsiaBook Topic:ChinaSize:8.90 x 5.90 x 1.00 inchesWeight:1.2Product ID:SC0WPNSXXT

David A. Graff, associate professor of history and director of the East Asian Studies program at Kansas State University, is the author of Medieval Chinese Warfare, 300--900.

Robin Higham, professor of history emeritus at Kansas State University, is the author and editor of many books, including Why Air Forces Fail: The Anatomy of Defeat.


Publisher: University Press of Kentucky

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