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

by Benjamin Lai

Book Overview

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 that in the past quarter-century China has grown to be the second largest economy in the world, and its military has...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1636240577
• ISBN13: 9781636240572
• Release Date: January 2022
• Publisher: Casemate
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"