Book by Zhang Xiaoming
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Vendeur : A Squared Books (Don Dewhirst), South Lyon, MI, Etats-Unis
hardcover. Etat : As New. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. College Station, 2002; red cloth covered boards; minimal shelf wear; illustrated jacket with mild wear; 8vo, 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; Interior is clean and unmarked; 300 pages. N° de réf. du vendeur SKU1171102
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Vendeur : NorthStar Books, Spokane, WA, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. 1st Edition. BOOK DESCRIPTION: 8vo, xii, 300 pgs. index, biblio, notes, appendices, illustrations, maps. Stated First Edition. CONDITION DESCRIPTION: Fine; interior is clean and tight. Unclipped DJ is fine in mylar sleeve. CONTENTS DESCRIPTION: Author uses Chinese and Russian archives to describe the development of the Chinese Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) and their operations in the air war over North Korea. Presents the Chinese point of view of the air war. N° de réf. du vendeur 5801719
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Vendeur : Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Good. The Korean conflict was a pivotal event in China's modern military history. The fighting in Korea constituted an important experience for the newly formed People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF), not only as a test case for this fledgling service but also in the later development of Chinese air power.Xiaoming Zhang fills the gaps in the history of this conflict by basing his research in recently declassified Chinese and Russian archival materials. He also relies on interviews with Chinese participants in the air war over Korea. Zhangs findings challenge conventional wisdom as he compares kill ratios and performance by all sides involved in the war.Zhang also addresses the broader issues of the Korean War, such as how air power affected Beijing's decision to intervene. He touches on ground operations and truce negotiations during the conflict. Chinese leaders placed great emphasis on the supremacy of human will over modern weaponry, but they were far from oblivious to the advantages of the latter and to China's technological limitations.Developments in China's own air power were critical during this era. Zhang offers considerable materials on the training of Chinese aviators and the Soviet role in that training, on Soviet and Chinese air operations in Korea, and on diplomatic exchanges over Soviet military assistance to China. He probes the impact of the war on China's conception of the role of air power, arguing that it was not until the Gulf War of the early 1990s that Chinese leaders engaged in a broad reassessment of the strategy they adopted during the Korean War.Military historians and scholars interested in aviation and foreign affairs will find this volume of special interest. As a unique work that presents the Chinese point of view, it stands as both a complement and a corrective to previous accounts of the conflict. N° de réf. du vendeur SONG1585442011
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Vendeur : Book Deals, Tucson, AZ, Etats-Unis
Etat : Fine. Like New condition. Great condition, but not exactly fully crisp. The book may have been opened and read, but there are no defects to the book, jacket or pages. 1.56. N° de réf. du vendeur 353-1585442011-lkn
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Vendeur : Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, Etats-Unis
Etat : Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. N° de réf. du vendeur P04C-01360
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Vendeur : Xochi's Bookstore & Gallery, Truth or consequences, NM, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. First Edition. 300pp.incl.index; HB red w/blk.; slight rub w/clean,tight pgs. DJ blk.w/red-photocover; slight rub. "China, the Soviet Union, and the Air War in Korea" illus. N° de réf. du vendeur 043519
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Vendeur : Night Heron Books, Laramie, WY, Etats-Unis
hardcover. Etat : Good. Dust Jacket included and in fair condition. Hardcover.Minor wear to page edges and corners. Cover clean.Binding tight. P/O's name in pen on first page, otherwise, No writing, highlighting, or marks in text.From the estate of a smoker. N° de réf. du vendeur 758689
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Vendeur : Wizard Books, Long Beach, CA, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : new. New. N° de réf. du vendeur Wizard1585442011
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Vendeur : GoldBooks, Denver, CO, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed. N° de réf. du vendeur think1585442011
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Vendeur : Defunct Books, Nashville, TN, Etats-Unis
Cloth. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. First edition, inscribed by author. Dust jacket has edge wear, minor creases, minor scratches, rubbed corners/spine. Boards have edge wear, rubbed/slightly bumped corners, rubbed spine. No writing in text. Signed by Author(s). N° de réf. du vendeur 052740
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