Assassin's Mace: A Chinese Game Changer

by Saif Ul Islam Khan

Overview

The book 'Assassin's Mace, a Chinese Game Changer' is an intriguing and captivating analysis of China's ancient strategy that advocates use of 'surprise weapons' by an inferior (person or force) to defeat a superior adversary and adaptation of this strategy by modern China as she takes strides towards enhancing her position in global order.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789385563034
Publisher:	VIJ Books
Publication date:	08/01/2016
Pages:	126
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Colonel Saif Ul Islam Khan, with over twenty seven years with the Indian Army, has experiences ranging from functioning at the apex level of military decision making, down to the grass roots where the policies decided germane/ fructify. As a Senior Research Fellow with the United Services Institution of India, he was engaged in research on China and the transformation of People's Liberation Army to undertake wars in high technology environment. His previous research assignment, with the College of Naval Warfare and the Mumbai University, was on the impact of Chinese Military Modernization on India.

Table of Contents

Foreword, Preface, Acknowledgement, List of Abbreviations, Chapters I China’s Strategic Concerns, II Evolution of the Assassin’s Mace, III Shashoujian in War Fighting Strategies, IV Trends in Chinese Assassin’s Mace, V Countering The Dragon, Tables, Index