PETRIELLO David Richard <br/><br/>
A military history of China :  from the first recorded battle to the twenty-first century / 
David Richard Petriello. 
 - Yardley, Pennsylvania :  Westholme publishing,  2018 
 - xiii, 368 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> China's military prowess extends across the centuries, and includes the invention or first use of gunpowder, landmines, rocket launchers, armored cavalry, repeating crossbows, multi­stage rockets, and chemical weapons-in many cases, long before the West. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781594163111 (hbk.) :  35.00 USD 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>CHINA -- MILITARY, HISTORY<br/>MILITARY ART AND SCIENCE -- CHINA -- HISTORY