The Chinese Army Today: Tradition and Transformation for the 21st Century
Publisher: Routledge | ISBN: 0415770025 | edition 2006 | PDF | 256 pages | 1 mb
The Chinese Army Today is a unique and comprehensive study of all elements of the Chinese military, focusing on its ground forces to a degree not found in any other contemporary works.
In 1999, the military modernization program of the Chinese People's Liberation Army that had been underway for 20 years increased in intensity and achieved a focus not seen in the previous two decades. Based primarily on Chinese sources, this book details the changes and key development implemented since 1999 and puts them in the context of the many traditions that still remain...