The Chinese People's Liberation Army
By: Wang Wei, Xu Dingxin, Zhang Zhiyu, Yu Cunhua, Zhang Zhenduo, Du Chao
Contributors: Dingxin, Xu, author; Zhiyu, Zhang, author; Cunhua, Yu, author; Zhenduo, Zhang, author; Chao, Du, author
Series: Chinese military library; Chinese military library
Publisher: CN Times Books
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 221
ISBN-13: 9781627740227
Subjects: Armed Forces; China. Zhongguo ren min jie fang jun; China
Work titles: Zhongguo ren min jie fang jun
Description: From the long march, through guerrilla war with the Japanese, to the victory against the Nationalist forces, the story of the PLA is the story of the founding of the People's Republic of China.  Written by Chinese military experts, The Chinese People's Liberation Army provides a complete, authoritative inside story of the army of the People's Republic of China and includes sections on the organization of the PLA, the equipment currently in use and peacetime missions undertaken by the PLA.
Table of contents: title: 1. The long march: a soul-stirring epic; title: 2. Guerrilla warfare: a symphony of wisdom and courage; title: 3. The wonder of Chinese civil war; title: 4. Building a regular and modern army; title: 5. Disarmament and transformation of the PLA; title: 6. Establishment of the PLA field army; title: 7. The main armaments of the PLA; title: 8. The forever tradition - to serve the people; title: 9. A force for peace; title: Epilogue: an army of the people, for the people.