Advising China, 1924-1948: The Role of Military Culture in Foreign Advisory Missions

Abstract

From 1924 to 1948, Russia, Germany, and the United States sent hundreds of advisers and thousands of weapons, munitions, and other supplies to organize, train, and equip the Chinese Nationalist Army. Yet that army s combat effectiveness arguably did not improve. Weighing the concept of military culture against those advisory missions details why the Nationalists failed to build an effective army and why it collapsed in 1948 during the Chinese Communist takeover.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 27, 2012
Accession Number
ADA600994

Entities

People

  • Sean C. Ahern

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artillery
  • Civil War
  • Doctrine
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Governments
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Education
  • Military History
  • Military Hospitals
  • Military Science
  • Military Training
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Second World War
  • Students
  • Warfare

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.
  • Strategic Security Studies