Book Review: Right-Sizing the People’s Liberation Army: Exploring the Contours of China’s Military
Andrew S. Erickson, review of Roy Kamphausen and Andrew Scobell, eds., Right-Sizing the People’s Liberation Army: Exploring the Contours of China’s Military (Carlisle, PA: Army War College, 2007), Naval War College Review 61.4 (Autumn 2008): 152-53.
This edited volume combines high-level inquiry into the larger purposes and dimensions of People’s Liberation Army (PLA) reforms with fresh data that are difficult to find elsewhere. Its overall theme, the likely future dimensions and missions of China’s military, is addressed in contributions from leading experts in the field. The chapters, organized by service, are solidly grounded in Chinese sources and knowledge of Chinese organizations. …
