China's Battle for Korea : The 1951 Spring Offensive.

China's Battle for Korea offers new perspectives on Chinese decision making, planning, and execution; the roles of command, political control, and technology; and the interaction between Beijing, Pyongyang, and Moscow, while providing valuable insight into Chinese military doctrine and the reas...

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Author / Creator: Li, Xiaobing.
Format: eBook Electronic
Language:English
Imprint: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2014.
Series:Twentieth-Century Battles Ser.
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Local Note:Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2022. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • China's Battle for Korea
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • List of Maps and Charts
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: China's War against America
  • Note on Transliteration
  • List of Abbreviations
  • 1 Beijing's Decision
  • 2 From the Yalu to Seoul
  • 3 The Last Battle for Victory
  • 4 The First Step: Three Problems
  • 5 The Costly Offensive in the West
  • 6 The Second Step: The Offensive in the East
  • 7 Disastrous Withdrawal to the North
  • 8 From Battleground to Negotiating Table
  • Conclusion: What China Learned
  • Notes
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index.