Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Dedication.
Contents.
Note on Transliteration.
Preface.
Introduction.
1: Agrarian Revolutionary War (1927–1937).
2: American Volunteer Group (1941–1942).
3: An-Shi, Rebellion of (755–763).
4: Anti-Japanese Military and Political College (1936–1945).
5: Anti-Japanese War (1937–1945).
6: Art of War, The.
7: Autumn Harvest Uprising (1927).
8: Bandit Extermination Campaigns (1949–1953).
9: Banner System (1601–1912).
10: Beiping-Tianjin Campaign (1948–1949).
11: Beiyang Army (1906–1927).
12: Boxer Rebellion.
13: Cao Cao (155–220).
14: Cao Gangchuan (1935–).
15: Changsha Uprising (1930).
16: Chen Geng (Chen Keng, 1903–1961).
17: Chen Xilian (Ch’en Hsi-lian) (1915–1999).
18: Chen Yi (Ch’en Yi) (1901–1972).
19: Chengpu, Battle of (632 BC).
20: Chennault, Claire Lee (1893–1958).
21: Chi Haotian (1929–).
22: Chibi, Battle of (208).
23: China, People’s Republic of.
24: China, Republic of.
25: China-Burma-India (CBI) Theater.
26: Chinese Civil War (1946–1949).
27: Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
28: Chinese Intervention in the Korean War (1950–1953).
29: Chinese Military Advisory Group (1950–1955).
30: Chinese Offensive in Korea, First (October 25–November 6, 1950).
31: Chinese Offensive in Korea, Second (November 25–December 24, 1950).
32: Chinese Offensive in Korea, Third (December 31, 1950–January 8, 1951).
33: Chinese Offensive in Korea, Fourth (January 25–April 21, 1951).
34: Chinese Offensive in Korea, Fifth (April 22–May 23, 1951).
35: Chinese People’s Volunteer Force (1950–1953).
36: Chinese Revolution of 1911.
37: Chinese Summer Offensives in Korea (1953).
38: Chinese Workers and Peasants Red Army (1927–1937).
39: Commission of Science, Technology, and Industry for National Defense (1958–2008).
40: Confucian-Mencian Paradigm.
41: Counterrevolutionaries, Campaign against (1950–1953).
42: Cultural Revolution (1966–1976).
43: Dalai Lama (1935–).
44: Damansky Island (Zhenbao Island).
45: Deng Xiaoping (Deng Hsiao-ping) (1904–1997).
46: Dixie Mission (1944–1947).
47: Dongshan Island Landing Campaign (1953).
48: Eight Foreign Armies Invasion of China (1900–1901).
49: Eight Trigrams Rebellion (1813).
50: Eighth Route Army (1937–1945).
51: Encirclement Campaigns (1930–1934).
52: Eunuchs.
53: Ever-Victorious Army (1860–1864).
54: Fei River, Battle of (383).
55: Fengtian-Zhili War (1922–1924).
56: First Field Army (1948–1950).
57: Five Seven One (571) Plan (1971).
58: Four Modernizations.
59: Fourth Field Army (1948–1955).
60: Fu Zuoyi (Fu Tso-yi) (1895–1974).
61: Fubing (550–1200).
62: Gang of Four (1966–1977).
63: Gao Gang (Kao Kang) (1902–1954).
64: General Departments of the People’s Liberation Army.
65: Genghis Khan (1162–1227).
66: Grand Canal.
67: Great Wall.
68: Guandu, Battle of (200).
69: Guangzhou Uprising (1927).
70: Guerrilla Warfare (1928–1949).
71: Gunpowder.
72: Guomindang.
73: Han, Cavalry of (206 BC–220 AD).
74: Han Dynasty (206 BC–220 AD).
75: Han Wudi, Emperor (156–87 BC).
76: He Long (Ho Lung) (1896–1969).
77: Hong Kong.
78: Hong Xiuquan (Hung Hsiu-ch’uan) (1814–1864).
79: Hong Xuezhi (Hong Hsue-ch’i) (1913–2006).
80: Hua Guofeng (1921–2008).
81: Huai-Hai Campaign (November 1948–January 1949).
82: Huang Chao’s Rebellion (874–884).
83: Huang Kecheng (1902–1986).
84: Hundred Regiments Campaign (1940).
85: Ichi-go Campaign (April–December 1944).
86: Japan, Attack on Manchuria (1931).
87: Jiang Jieshi (Chiang Kai-shek) (1887–1975).
88: Jiang Zemin (1926–).
89: Jiangnan Arsenal.
90: Jiangxi Soviet (1930–1934).
91: Jinggangshan Revolutionary Base Area (1928–1934).
92: Jinmen (Quemoy or Kinmen).
93: Julu, Battle of (208–207 BC).
94: Kangxi (K’ang-hsi), Emperor (1654–1722).
95: Korean War (1950–1953).
96: Korean War Armistice Agreement (July 27, 1953).
97: Kublai Khan (Khubilai Khan) (1215–1294).
98: Li Desheng (1916–2011).
99: Li Hongzhang (Li Hung-chang) (1823–1901).
100: Li Shimin, Emperor (599–649).
101: Li Xiannian (1909–1992).
102: Li Zicheng (Li Tzu-ch’eng) (1605–1645).
103: Liao-Shen Campaign (September–November 1948).
104: Lin Biao (Lin Piao) (1906–1971).
105: Lin Zexu (Lin Tse-hsu) (1785–1850).
106: Liu Bei (161–223).
107: Liu Bocheng (Liu Po-ch’eng, 1892–1986).
108: Liu Shaoqi (Liu Shao-ch’i) (1898–1969).
109: Long March (1934–1935).
110: Lord Shang (or Shang Yang) (390–338 BC).
111: Luo Ronghuan (Lo Jung-huan, 1902–1963).
112: Luo Ruiqing (Luo Rui-ch’ing) (1906–1978).
113: Lushan Conference (1959).
114: Manchuria.
115: Manchus.
116: Mao Zedong (Mao Tse-tung) (1893–1976).
117: Mao Zedong, Revolutionary War of (1927–1949).
118: Marco Polo Bridge Incident (July 1937).
119: Marshall Mission to China (1945–1947).
120: Martial Arts.
121: McMahon Line.
122: Miles, Milton E. (1900–1960).
123: Military Ranks, People’s Liberation Army.
124: Militia.
125: Ming Dynasty (1368–1644).
126: Mongols.
127: Mongols, Cavalry of (1200–1400).
128: Movement to Resist America and Aid Vietnam (1964–1973).
129: Muye, Battle of (1027 BC).
130: Nanchang Uprising (August 1, 1927).
131: Nanjing, Rape of (December 13, 1937–January 22, 1938).
132: Nanjing, Treaty of (August 1842).
133: Nanniwan Experiment (1942–1945).
134: National Defense White Paper (1998).
135: National Party Congress (CCP).
136: National People’s Congress (NPC).
137: National Revolutionary Army (1925–1928).
138: Nationalist Army.
139: Nerchinsk and Kiakhta, Treaties of (1689 and 1727).
140: New Army (1894–1912).
141: New Fourth Army (1937–1945).
142: New Fourth Army Incident (January 1941).
143: Nian Rebellion (1851–1868).
144: Nie Rongzhen (Nieh Jung-ch’en) (1899–1992).
145: North China Field Army (1947–1948).
146: Northern and Southern Dynasties (420–581).
147: Northern Expedition (1926–1928).
148: Nuclear Program.
149: Open Door Policy.
150: Opium War, First (1839–1842).
151: Peng Dehuai (P’eng Te-huai) (1898–1974).
152: People’s Liberation Army.
153: People’s War.
154: People’s War under Modern Conditions (1985–1995).
155: Pingxingguan, Battle of (September 1937).
156: Qian Xuesen (Tsien Hsue-shen) (1911–2009).
157: Qianlong (Ch’ien-lung), Emperor (1711–1799).
158: Qin Dynasty (221–206 BC).
159: Qin Shi Huangdi, Emperor (259–210 BC).
160: Qing Dynasty (1644–1912).
161: Rebellion Led by Chen Sheng (209–208 BC).
162: Red Army (1928–1937).
163: Red Army College (1933–1936).
164: Red Army Recruitment (1927–1934).
165: Red Guards (1966–1968).
166: Russia, Relations with China.
167: Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905).
168: Second Artillery Corps (Strategic Rocket Force).
169: Second Field Army (1948–1950).
170: Self-Strengthening Movement (1861–1911).
171: Shang Dynasty (1766–1027 BC).
172: Shanghai Communiqué (1972).
173: Shimonoseki, Treaty of (1895).
174: Silk Road.
175: Sino-American Cooperative Organization (SACO).
176: Sino-French War (August 1884–April 1885).
177: Sino-Indian Border War (1962).
178: Sino-Japanese War (1894–1895).
179: Sino-Soviet Conflict (1969–1971).
180: Sino-Soviet Split (1956–1966).
181: Sino-Soviet Treaty of Friendship and Alliance (February 1950).
182: Sino-Vietnamese Border War (1979).
183: Small Sword Society (1853–1855).
184: Song Dynasty (960–1279).
185: Song, Fortified Cities (1127–1279).
186: Song-Mongol War (1234–1279).
187: Soviet Union (1922–1991).
188: Spratly and Paracel Islands.
189: Stilwell, Joseph Warren (1883–1946).
190: Su Yu (1907–1984).
191: Su Zhenhua (1912–1979).