The Rise and Fall of an Officer Corps: The Republic of China Military, 1942-1955

by Eric B. Setzekorn

Book Overview

The People's Republic of China is the only large country in the world that does not have a "national" military; its military answers only to a political party, the Chinese Communist Party. For a brief period in the mid-twentieth century, China had the makings of a professional, apolitical military force. The Rise and Fall of an Officer Corps tells the story of that moment in the military history of modern China-how it came to be, why it ultimately...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806191201
• ISBN13: 9780806191201
• Release Date: September 2022
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"