1. Geographical and Historical Context 2. The Great Qing: From Expansion to Decline (1644-1830) 3. Limited Military Modernization: the Qing Response to Foreign Aggression and Internal Rebellion (1830-1884) 4. Putting Modernization to the Test: the Sino-French, Sino-Japanese. And Boxer Wars and Frontier Defense (1884-1910) 5. War and Nation-building: the 1911 Revolution, the Warlord Era, and the Northern Expedition (1911-1928) 6. An Embattled Republic: Internal and External Military Challenges (1928-1936) 7. War and Revolution: China’s War Against Japan (197-1945) and the Civil War (1945-1950) 8. Consolidating Control and Defending the Borders (1950-1962) 9. Triangulating the Cold War (1062-1979) 10. Imperial Expansion, a New Cold War, or Legitimate Self-defense? (1979-2025)
Biography
Harold M. Tanner is Professor of History at the University of North Texas. He is the author of Where Chiang Kai-shek Lost China: The Liao-Shen Campaign, 1948 (2015) and other books and articles on modern Chinese history and Chinese military history.
