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Mao's Generals Remember Korea
. Ed(S): Li, Xiaobing; Millett, Allan R.; Yu, Bin; Xiaobing Li (Professor Of History And Geography, University Of Central Oklahoma, Usa); Bin Yu (Pro
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hardcover. A mosaic of memoirs by key Chinese military commanders from the Korean conflict. It draws on their personal papers and archives to offer a behind-the-scenes story of the Communist campaign, including strategy and tactics, propaganda, and mobilization of the Chinese population. Editor(s): Li, Xiaobing; Millett, Allan R.; Yu, Bin; Xiaobing Li (Professor of History and Geography, University of Central Oklahoma, USA); Bin Yu (Professor of Political Science, Wittenberg University, Germany). Translator(s): Xiaobing Li; Millett, Allan R.; Bin, Yu. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 344 pages, 24 photographs, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPK; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW3; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 667.
Fifty years after the Korean conflict, what is a forgotten war for some Americans is an aching memory for China. With over a million casualties out of the three million soldiers sent into battle, that war looms as large for the People's Republic of China (PRC) - barely a year old when North Korea invaded the South - as World War II does for most other countries. It was the first international war fought by the Chinese Communist regime to halt counterrevolution; it was also a war that the Chinese fully expected to win, by virtue of not only superiority ... Read more
Fifty years after the Korean conflict, what is a forgotten war for some Americans is an aching memory for China. With over a million casualties out of the three million soldiers sent into battle, that war looms as large for the People's Republic of China (PRC) - barely a year old when North Korea invaded the South - as World War II does for most other countries. It was the first international war fought by the Chinese Communist regime to halt counterrevolution; it was also a war that the Chinese fully expected to win, by virtue of not only superiority ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University Press of Kansas United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Series
Modern War Studies
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
Kansas, United States
ISBN
9780700610952
SKU
V9780700610952
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