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Assassin's Mace A Chinese Game Changer
by Khan, Saif Ul IslamFormat: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2015-07-07
Publisher(s): Vij Books India
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Author Biography
Colonel Saif Ul Islam Khan, with over twenty seven years with the Indian Army, has experiences ranging from functioning at the apex level of military decision making, down to the grass roots where the policies decided germane/ fructify. As a Senior Research Fellow with the United Services Institution of India, he was engaged in research on China and the transformation of People's Liberation Army to undertake wars in high technology environment. His previous research assignment, with the College of Naval Warfare and the Mumbai University, was on the impact of Chinese Military Modernization on India.
Table of Contents
I China’s Strategic Concerns
II Evolution of the Assassin’s Mace
III Shashoujian in War Fighting Strategies
IV Trends in Chinese Assassin’s Mace
V Countering The Dragon
II Evolution of the Assassin’s Mace
III Shashoujian in War Fighting Strategies
IV Trends in Chinese Assassin’s Mace
V Countering The Dragon
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