| Classical Greek and Classical Chinese Warfare: A Comparative Analysis Contributor(s): Penny Hill Press (Editor), Naval Postgraduate School (Author) |
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ISBN: 1519736975 ISBN-13: 9781519736970 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $14.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - General |
| Physical Information: 0.37" H x 8.5" W x 11" (0.91 lbs) 172 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This study is a comparative analysis of the warfare traditions of classical China and Classical Greece. The first part of this book is designed to provide a framework for understanding how certain characteristics of a society's military tradition arise, and in particular, why certain aspects of the military traditions of classical China and classical Greece are dissimilar while other aspects are similar. Specifically, chapter two demonstrates that the particular socio-political situation of a given state sets constraints upon the way that state can mobilize, organize, and employ a military force, and shows that intensive militant competition places a market incentive on a state to innovate and to select the most efficient defensive action options from the feasible set of possibilities. The third chapter suggests that the major differences in warfare character between classical Greece and China stem from the robust differences in the socio-political situations of the two societies. The methodological approach for the second part, chapters four and five, is simple comparative analysis. Chapter four examines organizational differences of classical Greek and Chinese warfare-specifically differences related to armaments, force structures, and command and control elements. The subsequent chapter five examines the main differences relating to classical Greek and Chinese operational concepts. |