HUMAN SEA: The Evolution and Viability of the Chinese Strategy of People's War.

Abstract

Mao Zedong's people's war has been a much-studied but ill-understood strategy. Political scientists, journalists, and military analysts have easily revealed its strengths and readily identified its weaknesses. But few have adequately explained its military fundamentals or its surprising persistence at the center of Chinese military thought. Looking at it from an historical perspective, we see that it has evolved from a strategy of revolution, to a strategy of national defense, and finally to a sophisticated system of nuclear and conventional deterrence. Military men in China have shown a remarkable unity in their loyalty to the military principles of people's war. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 15, 1980
Accession Number
ADA129883

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  • Thomas G. Waller Jr

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Employment
  • Geography
  • Military Forces (Foreign)
  • Military History
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • Military Training
  • National Security
  • Navies (Foreign)
  • Nuclear Bombs
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Strategic Weapons
  • Warfare

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  • Asian Economic Studies
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Theoretical Analysis.