This is a revised version of an article published in 2001 “Chemical and Biological Warfare During the Korean War: Rhetoric and Reality,” Asian Perspectives , XXV, 3(2001): 61-83. Much of this material also appears in the author’s American Airpower Strategy…
At first, it might not seem surprising to have a formal military alliance that has endured more than 4 decades between two communist neighbors, China and North Korea. After all, their armed forces fought shoulder-to-shoulder in the Korean War 50…
With the armed forces of the People’s Republic of China (PLA) celebrating its 75th anniversary on August 1, 2002, it only seemed appropriate and timely to take stock of the world’s largest military. The PLA has officially been in existence…