A Military History of China

Contents

CONTENT S List of Maps vii Preface to the Updated Edition ix Chronology xi Editors’ Note xiii 1. Introduction, Robin Higham and David A. Graff 1 2. Continuity and Change, Edward L. Dreyer 19 3. State Making and State Breaking, David A. Graff 39 4. The Northern Frontier, David C. Wright 57 5. Water Forces and Naval Operations, Peter Lorge 81 6. Military Writings, Ralph D. Sawyer 97 7. The Qing Empire, Paul Lococo Jr. 115 8. The Taiping Rebellion: A Military Assessment of Revolution and Counterrevolution, Maochun Yu 135 9. Beyond the Marble Boat: The Transformation of the Chinese Military, 1850–1911, Richard S. Horowitz 153 10. Warlordism in Early Republican China, Edward A. McCord 175 11. The National Army from Whampoa to 1949, Chang Jui-te 193 12. The Sino-Japanese Conflict, 1931–1945, Stephen R. MacKinnon 211 13. “Political Power Grows out of the Barrel of a Gun”: Mao and the Red Army, William Wei 229 14. Always Faithful: The PLA from 1949 to 1989, Dennis J. Blasko 249 15. China’s Foreign Conflicts since 1949, Larry M. Wortzel 267 16. Recent Developments in the Chinese Military, June Teufel Dreyer 285 Chinese Place Names 305 About the Contributors 307 Index 311 ...