Preface Introduction Abbreviatio Chapterl The Arduous Birth from War Flames Naval Command Born in A Small Village “No．1 Announcement” Trial with Fire Chapter 2 Fierce BattleS in Southeast Coastal Areas Break Through the Blockade：Naval Campaign near East Zhejiang Province The August Sixth Sea Battle Chapter 3 Safeguarding the Sovereignty over South China Sea Air Battles in The Sky above Hainan Island Battle of the Paracel Islands Chapter 4 From Yellow to Blue Wate “An Expo of Various Outdated Vessels” The Development of the People’S Navy Sailing to the Ocea Chapter 5 Establishment of the PLAN Headquate of The PLAN The PLAN’S Three Fleets Five Branches of the PLAN Chapter 6 Main Weaponry and Equipment of the PLAN Naval Vessels Submarines Naval Aircrafts Marlne Corps Weapo Weapo of The Coastal Deree Unit Chapter 7 Performing Multiple Military Tasks Escorts International Humanitarian Rescue Disaster Relief in China Guarteeing National Defee Scientific Research Chapter 8 The Coue of Friendship Chinese Wahips Visiting Other Countries Port Calls by Foreign Navies Joint Military Exercises The Chinese Naval Cadets Week International A Naval Carnival in Qjngdao Bibliography