{"product_id":"a-military-history-of-china-paperback","title":"A Military History of China - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid A. Graff\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eRobin Higham\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGaining an understanding of China's long and sometimes bloody history can help to shed light on China's ascent to global power. Many of China's imperial dynasties were established as the result of battle, from the chariot warfare of ancient times to the battles of the Guomindang (KMT) and Communist regimes of the twentieth century. China's ability to sustain complex warfare on a very large scale was not emulated in other parts of the world until the Industrial Age, despite the fact that the coun\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid A. Graff\u003c\/b\u003e, associate professor of history and director of the East Asian Studies program at Kansas State University, is the author of \u003ci\u003eMedieval Chinese Warfare, 300--900\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobin Higham\u003c\/b\u003e, professor of history emeritus at Kansas State University, is the author and editor of many books, including \u003ci\u003eWhy Air Forces Fail: The Anatomy of Defeat\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 344\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 13, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52618062954803,"sku":"9780813135847","price":54.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Y0dab1NZL0ROWnRPWktqd0lTaWlnZz09.webp?v=1761901059","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/a-military-history-of-china-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}