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Outline of the military history of the People's Republic of China

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The following is a topical outline of English Wikipedia articles about the military history of the People's Republic of China.[a] It includes the military events, individuals, and topics involving the People's Republic of China from the Chinese Civil War to the present. The events are outlined chronologically with topical subsections.[1][2]

Overview articles

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History

Military branches and services

Major conflicts

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Short conflicts and events

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Major individuals and groups

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Political

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Below are a lists of primarily political individuals and groups serving the People's Republic of China that spanned multiple conflicts and events. See the events for specific individuals and units involved in one particular conflict.

Individuals[c]

Groups

Military

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Below are a lists of primarily military individuals and units serving the People's Republic of China that spanned multiple conflicts and events. See the events for specific individuals and units involved in one particular conflict.

Individuals

Theater Commands

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Formations and units

Reform and modernization

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Geography and locations

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Documents, speeches, and proclamation

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Below includes lists of military history topics related to the People's Republic of China.

See also

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References

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Bibliography

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  • Bernstein, R. (2015). China 1945: Mao's revolution and America's fateful choice. Vintage.
  • Fairbank, J. K., & Goldman, M. (2006). China: A new history (2nd ed.). Harvard University Press.
  • Fenby, J. (2009). Modern China: The fall and rise of a great power, 1850 to the present. Harper Perennial.
  • Fenby, J. (2014). Chiang Kai Shek: China's generalissimo and the nation he lost. Carroll & Graf.
  • Gillin, D. (2011). The Last Imperial War: Warlords, Revolutionaries, and the Making of Modern China, 1927–1950. Bloomsbury Academic.
  • Griffith, S. G. (2013). Chinese Civil War and the Korean War: Military Strategy and Tactics. Taylor & Francis.
  • Hsiung, J. C., & Levine, S. I. (Eds.). (1992). China's Bitter Victory: The War with Japan, 1937–1945. M.E. Sharpe.
  • Lawrance, A. (2017). The Chinese Civil War 1945–49. Bloomsbury Academic.
  • Lynch, M. (2010). The Chinese Civil War, 1945–49. Osprey Publishing.
  • Mao, Z., & Schram, S. (1966). Quotations from chairman Mao Tse-tung. Little Red Book.
  • Meisner, M. (1999). Mao's China and after: A history of the People's Republic. Free Press.
  • Mitter, R. (2013). China's war with Japan, 1937–1945: The struggle for survival. Harvard University Press.
  • Schaller, M. (1989). The US Crusade in China, 1938–1945. Columbia University Press.
  • Schram, S. R. (1966). Mao Tse-tung. Simon and Schuster.
  • Spence, J. D. (1991). The search for modern China. W.W. Norton & Company.
  • Tuchman, B. W. (2014). Stilwell and the American experience in China, 1911–45. Random House.
  • Van de Ven, H. (2017). The Chinese Civil War: A military history. Cambridge University Press.
  • Van de Ven, H. (2003). War and nationalism in China, 1925–1945. Routledge.
  • Westad, O. A. (2003). The Chinese Civil War: 1945–1949. Basic Books.
  • Zarrow, P. (2005). China in war and revolution, 1895–1949. Routledge.

Notes

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  1. ^ See Outline of the Chinese Civil War for a full outline of the military history of the event.
  2. ^ The exiled Tibetan government in India calls The battle "The invasion of Tibet by the People's Liberation Army of China".
  3. ^ Years represent the period the individual was influencial and in a position of power in the People's Republic of China.

Citations

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  1. ^ Li, Xiaobing (2012). China at War: An Encyclopedia. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 295. ISBN 9781598844153. Archived from the original on 11 April 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  2. ^ Lew, Christopher R.; Leung, Pak-Wah, eds. (2013). Historical Dictionary of the Chinese Civil War. Lanham, Maryland: The Scarecrow Press, Inc. p. 3. ISBN 978-0810878730. Archived from the original on 11 April 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Chinese Reds Promise the 'Liberation' of Tibet". The New York Times. 3 September 1949.
  4. ^ "Taiwan's President Speaks at Cornell Reunion Weekend". Cornell University. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2010.