Preface Introduction Abbreviatio Chapter 1 The Long March：a Soul—Stirring Epic A Single Spark A Tough Choice Battle of the Xiang River Mao’S Proud Moments Breaking the Siege Challenges from the Snow Mountai and Grassland The Last Stand Chapter 2 The Guerilla Warfare：a Symphony of Wisdom and Courage Reorganized for National Crisis Adopting Past Skills The Booming of Guerilla Warfare The NFA Fighting in Southeast China Cruel Battles in Noah China The Arduous Days Foreign Friends during the Anti—Japanese War Chapter 3 The Wander of Chinese Civil War Forced Striking Back Smashing KMT’S Focused—offeive A Thrust of Strategic Counter—offeive The Decisive Strategic Campaig Chapter 4 Building a Regular and Modem Army The Ipiration from the Korean War Large—scaled Armament Shifts Military Schools are Preeminent PLA’S“New Deal” Training Tide Initiated by a Junior Officer Breakthroughs in Cutting Edge Technology of Defee Chapter 5 Disarmament and Traformation of the PLA Grand Disarmament The Race for Mechanization The Challenge from Information Warfare Leaping Development of Armaments The Road tO Integrated Logistic Chapter 6 Establishment of the PLA Field Army Infantry The Armored Force(Tank Force) Artillery Army Air Defe!e Force Army Aviation Communication Unit Special Operation Force Chapter 7 Main Armaments of the PLA The Equipment of Armored Force Artillery Equipment Equipment of the Air Defee Force Equipment of the Army Aviation Chapter 8 Forever Tradion-To Serve the People Fish in Wate Supporting Economic Cotruction Take on Rescue and Relief Work Chapter 9 A Force for the Peace Participating in U．N．Peacekeeping Operatio Provide International Humanitarian Aid Cultural and Sports’Exchanges Chinese SOF in International Contests Joint Exercises and Training with Foreign Armies Epilogue An Army of The People and for The People Bibliography