The Chinese People's Liberation Army Since 1949: Ground Forces

by Benjamin Lai

The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the largest army in the world. China is predicted to be on the brink of overtaking the USA as the world's largest economy, and China's military capabilities and global ambitions are the single greatest long-term pre-occupation of Western governments. The PLA has progressed steadily - if slowly - since its creation in 1949, from a mass army of unsophisticated infantry limited to 'human wave' tactics into...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1780960565
• ISBN13: 9781780960562
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.8" x 9.7"