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Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Military of Ancient China -- 3. History of the People's Liberation Army -- 4. Water Forces and Naval Operations -- 5. Military History of China before 1911 -- 6. The Transformation of the Chinese Military, 1850-1911 -- 7. The National Army from Whampoa to 1949 -- 8. Recent Developments in the Chinese Military -- 9. China's Military Power -- 10. China's Military Modernization -- 11. Defence Modernization in Historical Perspective of China -- Bibliography -- Index.

Throughout the United States's historyâ€"indeed, even before our nation was officially foundedâ€"military action has been critical to its development and direction. America's independence and freedom from foreign interference, as well as vast areas of land, came as a result of hard-foughtâ€"and costlyâ€"military conflicts and engagements against numerous adversaries. Without centuries of war, America would likely be a vastly different place today

Chronology -- The first conflicts of antiquity : 6th century BC to AD 2nd century -- The great migrations : formation of the Romanian nation and Medieval states -- The anti-Ottoman wars from Mircea the Old to Vlad Tepes -- The apogee of the anti-Ottoman wars from Stephen the Great to Michael the Brave : 1457-1601 -- The army and Romanian battles in the 17th and 18th centuries : 1601-1821 -- From people's assembly to the modern Romanian armed forces : 1821-1867 -- The war of independence : 1877-1878 -- From the middle of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century -- Romanian participation in the Second Balkan War -- From the Danube to the Tisa River : 1914-1919 -- The interwar period -- From the Caucasus and Stalingrad to Budapest and Vienna's Porte -- From Jacket to Rubashka : 1945-1989 -- Romanian military involvement in the Revolution of December 1989 -- At the turn of the millennium : on the way to NATO

A Military History of Australia provides a detailed chronological narrative of Australia's wars across more than two hundred years, set in the contexts of defence and strategic policy, the development of society and the impact of war and military service on Australia and Australians. It discusses the development of the armed forces as institutions and examines the relationship between governments and military policy. This book is a revised and updated edition of one of the most acclaimed overviews of Australian military history available. It is the only comprehensive, single-volume treatment of the role and development of Australia's military and their involvement in war and peace across the span of Australia's modern history. It concludes with consideration of Australian involvement in its region and more widely since the terrorist attacks of September 11 and the waging of the global war on terror

"Through more than 60 scholarly essays, A Companion to American Military History presents a comprehensive analysis of the historiography of United States military events and experiences from the colonial era to the present. Including contributions from both eminent military historians and emerging scholars, the essays address every American war from the Indian and imperial conflicts of the seventeenth century to the current battles in Afghanistan and Iraq. All branches of the armed services are covered, including the Continental and Confederate States of America armies, navies, and marine corps, the Coast Guard, militia, National Guard, and reserve forces"--Page 2 of cover