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| 100 | 1 | _aPETRIELLO David Richard | |
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_aA military history of China : _bfrom the first recorded battle to the twenty-first century / _cDavid Richard Petriello. |
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_aYardley, Pennsylvania : _bWestholme publishing, _c2018 |
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| 300 | _axiii, 368 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. | ||
| 504 | _aIncludes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 520 | _aChina'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. | ||
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_aCHINA _x MILITARY, HISTORY |
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_aMILITARY ART AND SCIENCE _x CHINA _x HISTORY |
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