The lessons of history
Subtitle: the Chinese People's Liberation Army at 75
By: edited by Laurie Burkitt, Andrew Scobell, Larry M. Wortzel.
Contributors: Burkitt, Laurie.; Scobell, Andrew.; Wortzel, Larry M.; Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute.; American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research; Heritage Foundation (Washington, D. C.)
Publisher: Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College
Published: 2003
Place of publication: [Carlisle, PA]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 456
Subjects: China. Zhongguo ren min jie fang jun -- Congresses.; China -- Armed Forces -- History -- Congresses.; China -- Military policy -- Congresses.
Genres: Congresses.
Other titles: Chinese People's Liberation Army at 75.
Description: With the armed forces of the People's Republic of China (PLA) celebrating its 75th anniversary on August 1, 2002, it only seemed appropriate and timely to take stock of the world's largest military. The PLA has officially been in existence for three-quarters of a century, and its history is one filled with turmoil and warfare. One weekend in the September 2002, a group of PLA specialists gathered at Carlisle Barracks, the home of the U.S. Army War College, to assess what lessons China's soldiers had drawn from the history of their own armed forces. This volume constitutes the final product of months of extensive research by the individual authors and hours of intense discussion at the 3-day conference by approximately 50 participants. The conference was sponsored jointly by the American Enterprise Institute, the Heritage Foundation, and the U.S. Army War College.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
"July 2003."
Final product of a three day conference held in September 2003 and sponsored by the American Enterprise Institute, the Heritage Foundation, and the U.S. Army War College -- v.