List of Illustrations . . vii
Acknowledgments . . ix
Preface . . x

1 Strategy and Culture . . 1
2 The Idea of Shih . . 15
3 Ancient Chinese Wars . . 45
4 The Chinese Civil War . . 73
5 The Korean War . . 103
6 The Sino-Indian War . . 131
7 The Sino-Soviet War . . 161
8 The Sino-Vietnamese War . . 185
9 Chinese Strategy: Shih-Strategy . . 215

Glossary . . 233
Notes . . 241
Bibliography . . 279
Index . . 295