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Active defense : China's military strategy since 1949 / M. Taylor Fravel.
LIBRA UA835 .F73 2019
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fravel, M. Taylor, 1971- author.
- Series:
- Princeton studies in international history and politics
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- National security--China.
- National security.
- China.
- China--History, Military--1949-.
- History, Military.
- China--Military policy.
- Military policy.
- China--Strategic aspects.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 376 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
- Other Title:
- China's military strategy since 1949
- Place of Publication:
- Princeton, New Jersey : princeton University Press, [2019]
- Contents:
- 1 Explaining Major Change in Military Strategy p. 9
- 2 The CCP's Military Strategies before 1949 p. 39
- 3 The 1956 Strategy: "Defending the Motherland" p. 72
- 4 The 1964 Strategy: "Luring the Enemy in Deep" p. 107
- 5 The 1980 Strategy: "Active Defense" p. 139
- 6 The 1993 Strategy: "Local Wars under High-Technology Conditions" p. 182
- 7 China's Military Strategies since 1993: "Informatization" p. 217
- 8 China's Nuclear Strategy since 1964 p. 236.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-361) and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Fravel, M. Taylor, Active defense
- ISBN:
- 0691152136
- 9780691152134
- OCLC:
- 1096417658
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