From Red Cliffs to Chosin : the Chinese Way Of War.

Intro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- Abstract -- I. Introduction -- A. Thesis -- B. Methodology -- II. A Theory of the Chinese Way of War -- A. Introduction -- B. The Four Propensities in Chinese Military Philosophy -- 1. Orientation at the Strategic and Operational Levels of War -- 2. Strategic Maneuver Warfare -- 3. Shaping Operations -- 4. Deception and Unorthodox Warfare -- III. Imperial Chinese Warfare: The Red Cliffs Campaign (208-209 CE) -- A. Introduction -- B. Historical Setting -- C. The Red Cliffs Campaign -- 1. The Campaign -- 2. The Battle of Red Cliffs -- D. Analysis -- 1. Orientation at the Strategic and Operational Levels of War -- 2. Strategic Maneuver Warfare -- 3. Shaping Operations -- 4. Deception and Unorthodox Warfare -- E. Conclusion -- IV. Medieval Chinese Warfare: The Pamirs Expedition and the Battle of Talas (747-751 CE) -- A. Introduction -- B. Historical Setting -- C. The Campaign -- 1. The Pamirs Expedition (748-751 CE) -- 2. The Battle of Talas (751 CE) -- D. Analysis -- 1. Orientation at the Strategic and Operational Levels of War -- 2. Strategic Maneuver Warfare -- 3. Shaping Operations -- 4. Deception and Unorthodox Warfare -- E. Conclusion -- V. Modern Chinese Warfare: The Chinese Korean War Offensive of 1950 (October to December 1950) -- A. Introduction -- B. Historical Setting -- C. The Campaigns -- 1. First Phase Offensive -- 2. Second Phase Offensive -- D. Analysis -- 1. Orientation at the Strategic Level of War -- 2. Strategic Maneuver -- 3. Shaping Operations -- 4. Deception -- E. Conclusion -- VII. Conclusion -- APPENDIX 1: THE RED CLIFFS CAMPAIGN MAPS AND IMAGES -- APPENDIX 2: CHINA REGIONAL MAP -- APPENDIX 3: MAPS OF THE PAMIRS EXPEDITION AND BATTLE OF TALAS (748-751 CE) -- APPENDIX 4: MAPS OF CHINA'S FIRST AND SECOND PHASE OFFENSIVES (OCT-DEC 1950) -- BIBLIOGRAPHY.

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