The Chinese People's Liberation Army during the Korean War era 1949-1953
Author : Shawn M. Adams
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 38,70 MB
Release : 2003
Category : China
ISBN :
Author : Shawn M. Adams
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 38,70 MB
Release : 2003
Category : China
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Author : Andrew Scobell
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 48,61 MB
Release : 2016-04-26
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781365073724
How will China use its increasing military capabilities in the future? China faces a complicated security environment with a wide range of internal and external threats. Rapidly expanding international interests are creating demands for the People's Liberation Army (PLA) to conduct new missions ranging from protecting Chinese shipping from Somali pirates to evacuating citizens from Libya. The most recent Chinese defense white paper states that the armed forces must "make serious preparations to cope with the most complex and difficult scenarios . . . so as to ensure proper responses . . . at any time and under any circumstances." Based on a conference co-sponsored by Taiwan's Council of Advanced Policy Studies, RAND, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and National Defense University, The People's Liberation Army and Contingency Planning in China brings together leading experts from the United States and Taiwan to examine how the PLA prepares for a range of domestic, border, and maritime...
Author : Benjamin Lai
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 43,68 MB
Release : 2012-11-20
Category : History
ISBN : 1780960573
The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the largest army in the world. China is predicted to be on the brink of overtaking the USA as the world's largest economy, and China's military capabilities and global ambitions are the single greatest long-term pre-occupation of Western governments. The PLA has progressed steadily – if slowly – since its creation in 1949, from a mass army of unsophisticated infantry limited to 'human wave' tactics into a highly sophisticated force with wide capabilities. The most recent reforms (1989 to the present day) have been made possible by massive economic liberalization, and have seen not only the modernization of all the armed forces but the beginnings of global outreach, even including Chinese participation in UN peace-keeping missions to Africa, the Middle East, and Haiti. Featuring rare photographs and specially commissioned color artwork, this study explores the developing structure, organization, equipment, appearance, and character of the Chinese People's Liberation Army from its creation until today.
Author : Jeremy Brown
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 21,91 MB
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674026162
Brown examines the social, cultural, political, and economic dimensions of the Communist takeover of China. He seeks to understand how the 1949-1953 period was experienced by various groups, including industrialists, filmmakers, ethnic minorities, educators, rural midwives, philanthropists, standup comics, and scientists.
Author : Kevin Hall
Publisher : Enslow Publishing, LLC
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 50,9 MB
Release : 2016-07-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0766076598
More than 36,000 Americans were killed in the Korean War, yet the three-year conflict went largely ignored by the American public as it took place. Through primary sources and personal accounts, informative sidebars, and riveting photographs, this book provides readers with an in-depth look at this "Forgotten War" to help them understand the reasons behind it, the important battles and military leaders, what resulted from the war, and the legacy it has today.
Author : Robert A. Doughty
Publisher :
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 25,78 MB
Release : 1979
Category : Military art and science
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This paper focuses on the formulation of doctrine since World War II. In no comparable period in history have the dimensions of the battlefield been so altered by rapid technological changes. The need for the tactical doctrines of the Army to remain correspondingly abreast of these changes is thus more pressing than ever before. Future conflicts are not likely to develop in the leisurely fashions of the past where tactical doctrines could be refined on the battlefield itself. It is, therefore, imperative that we apprehend future problems with as much accuracy as possible. One means of doing so is to pay particular attention to the business of how the Army's doctrine has developed historically, with a view to improving methods of future development.
Author : Andrew J. Birtle
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 20,95 MB
Release : 2015-11-11
Category :
ISBN : 9781519236241
The Korean War was the first major armed clash between Free World and Communist forces, as the so-called Cold War turned hot. The half-century that now separates us from that conflict, however, has dimmed our collective memory. Many Korean War veterans have considered themselves forgotten, their place in history sandwiched between the sheer size of World War II and the fierce controversies of the Vietnam War. The recently built Korean War Veterans Memorial on the National Mall and the upcoming fiftieth anniversary commemorative events should now provide well-deserved recognition. The Korean War still has much to teach us: about military preparedness, about global strategy, about combined operations in a military alliance facing blatant aggression, and about the courage and perseverance of the individual soldier. The modern world still lives with the consequences of a divided Korea and with a militarily strong, economically weak, and unpredictable North Korea. The Korean War was waged on land, on sea, and in the air over and near the Korean peninsula. It lasted three years, the first of which was a seesaw struggle for control of the peninsula, followed by two years of positional warfare as a backdrop to extended cease-fire negotiations. The following is one of five accessible and readable studies designed to enhance understanding of the U.S. Army's role and achievements in the Korean conflict.
Author : Joel Wuthnow
Publisher : Government Printing Office
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 13,97 MB
Release :
Category : History
ISBN : 9780160937873
China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) has embarked on its most wide-ranging and ambitious restructuring since 1949, including major changes to most of its key organizations. The restructuring reflects the desire to strengthen PLA joint operation capabilities- on land, sea, in the air, and in the space and cyber domains. The reforms could result in a more adept joint warfighting force, though the PLA will continue to face a number of key hurdles to effective joint operations, Several potential actions would indicate that the PLA is overcoming obstacles to a stronger joint operations capability. The reforms are also intended to increase Chairman Xi Jinping's control over the PLA and to reinvigorate Chinese Communist Party (CCP) organs within the military. Xi Jinping's ability to push through reforms indicates that he has more authority over the PLA than his recent predecessors. The restructuring could create new opportunities for U.S.-China military contacts.
Author : Roy E. Appleman
Publisher :
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 31,66 MB
Release : 2016-12-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781944961909
Book 1
Author : Chen Jian
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 36,67 MB
Release : 1995-01-05
Category : History
ISBN : 0231504578
China's Road to the Korean War