China's use of military force beyond the Great Wall and the long march - Scobell, Andrew (Cambridge University Press, 2003)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-291) and index
Introduction -- The Chinese cult of defense -- Bringing in the military -- Lips and teeth: China's decision to intervene in Korea -- Support the Left: PLA intervention in the Cultural Revolution -- A self-defense counterattack: China's 1979 war with Vietnam -- Why the People's Army fired on the people: Beijing, 1989 -- Show of force: the 1995-1996 Taiwan Strait crisis -- Conclusion: explaining China's use of force
Keywords: Since 1949; Geschichte 1949-2000; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Military Science; HISTORY / Military / Other; Military policy; Militärpolitik; Militärischer Einsatz; Heer; China