Decisive battles in Chinese history /
"Covering more than two thousand years of history, twelve key battles that helped shape today's China. ... "Decisive Battles in Chinese History" ... present[s] the vast span of recorded Chinese history through key battles, from Maling, fought in 342 BC during the Warring States p...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Yardley, Pennsylvania :
Westholme Publishing LLC,
2018
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | "Covering more than two thousand years of history, twelve key battles that helped shape today's China. ... "Decisive Battles in Chinese History" ... present[s] the vast span of recorded Chinese history through key battles, from Maling, fought in 342 BC during the Warring States period, to Hengyang in 1944, which marked the end of major Japanese operations in China. Each of the twelve chapters highlights a significant conflict that selectively focuses on unique Chinese characteristics of the time, including belief systems, ruling ideology, the connection between technology and warfare, military theory, political events and rulers, and foreign policy, including China's eventual interaction with the West."--Publisher description |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 196 pages, 6 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-189) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781594166273 1594166277 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
