The Dragon's Teeth: The Chinese People's Liberation Army-Its History, Traditions, and Air, Sea and Land Capabilities in the 21st Century

"With the tense situations we are now seeing in Asia, it is a perfect time to look at the armed might of one of the largest players." — A Wargamers Needful Things

When Mao Zedong proclaimed The People’s Republic of China in 1949, China was a poor and wrecked society after years of continuous wars. For centuries, in fact, China had been seen as a sort of plunder—zone to be invaded, and then a backwater until the late 1980s, when domestic policy brought about monumental changes. The result was...