Archive for the 'chiang kai-shek'

Cold War and Political Fire: Speculation on the State of Sinology

June 8th, 2015 by zen

Posted in 20th century, America, chiang kai-shek, china, cold war, Communism, Confucianism, cultural intelligence, foreign policy, government, history, intellectuals, national security, politics | 11 comments

Galula and the Maoist Model

November 15th, 2010 by zen

Posted in 20th century, 21st century, 4GW, academia, analytic, chiang kai-shek, classics, COIN, Communism, counterinsurgency, defense, government, history, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, military, military history, politics, primary loyalties, revolution, social science, strategy, Strategy and War, theory, war | 13 comments

Mao ZeDong and 4GW

June 18th, 2008 by zen

Posted in 20th century, 4GW, chiang kai-shek, china, COIN, counterinsurgency, dictator, fabius maximus, history, insurgency, Kuomintang, Mao ZeDong, military history, reader response, revolution, theory, totalitarianism, war, warriors | 6 comments

Reflections on China’s Warlord Era

November 29th, 2007 by zen

Posted in 20th century, asia, chiang kai-shek, chicago boyz, china, history, Kuomintang, mercenary, state building, state failure, war, warriors | 4 comments

March 25th, 2007 by zen

Posted in 20th century, asia, biography, chiang kai-shek, china, Communism, dictator, history, Ho Chi Minh, Kuomintang, Mao ZeDong, Vietnam, Vietnam War | Comments Off on