China in crisis: the role of the military

MIRSKY J

China in crisis: the role of the military - Coulsdon, UK: Jane's, 1989 - 119p.

Compilation of reports from a variety of authors. The first part of the book covers the massacre of pro-democracy demonstrators in Tiananmen Square on 3rd and 4th June 1989 by soldiers of the PLA. The remainder of the book looks at the structure of the PLA, the events leading up to the massacre, the weaponry employed by the army, and the main military and civilian personalities involved.

071060596X (pbk.)


CHINA--CIVIL MILITARY RELATIONS
CHINA--POLITICS
CIVIL MILITARY RELATIONS
TIANANMEN SQUARE MASSACRE