The Role of the Chinese Army

London: Royal Inst. of Int. Affairs, 1967. First? Edition. First? Printing. 22.5 cm, 331, tables, diagrams, footnotes, appendices, bibliography, index, DJ somewhat worn and soiled. Since the Chinese Communist victory of 1949, the Chinese People's Liberation Army has been transformed from a revolutionary force to an established army of national defense, with a regular and professional character. The author examines the transformation and modernization of the People's Liberation Army from the civil war period (1946-1949) to the mid-1960's. Particular attention is paid to the effects of the army's transformation since 1949 on its political and social roles, with chapters on the militia, on the army and society, and on the party's reaction against professionalism and its revival of revolutionary practices in the 1960's. Two concluding chapters examine the character and status of the military leadership from 1949 to the 1960's. Condition: very good, good.

Keywords: People's Liberation, Red China, Mao Tse-tung, Mao Zedong, Lin Piao, Korean War, Nuclear Weapons, Military Leadership, Militia

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