Modern War on an Ancient Battlefield
The Diffusion of American Military Technology and Ideas in the Chinese Civil War, 1946—1949
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6007950 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Victor Shiu Chiang Cheng (0000-0003-1346-2725, Lund University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 38-64 |
| Publication date | 2009-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Modern China (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0097-7004 • E-ISSN: 1552-6836 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0097700408318909 |
| OpenAlex | W2113860052 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 19 |
This article studies a hitherto unexplored dimension of the Chinese Civil War: the disparity between modern military technology and the conceptual and logistical capacities of the two warring sides. It argues that the advanced weaponry received by the Nationalists from their ally, the United States, as well as that of the Chinese Communist Party forces, often captured on the battlefield, proved to be a liability because the Chinese armies, burdened by insufficient logistical capability and antiquated military thinking, were unable to use the weaponry effectively. By examining the intersection of Chinese and modern Western ways of warfare and technological capacities, the article contends that the difficulties experienced by the Chinese leaders in sustaining a modern army created technophobic misperceptions that had a significant effect on their decision making. In this sense, the implication of this article transcends the history of the Chinese Civil War and solidifies often abstract discussions about “modernity” and “tradition
Ancient history · Battlefield · China · Communism · Intersection (aeronautics · Modern warfare · Modernity · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Spanish Civil War · Chinese history and philosophy · Engineering · History · International Relations and Foreign Policy · Law · Military History and Strategy
The culture of national security
Strategic Military Deception
Perception and Misperception in International Politics
Perception and Misperception in International Politics
The military challenge
Cold War and Revolution
Civil War in China
Some Observations on Manchuria in the Balance, Early 1946
A Military History of Modern China 1924–1949
Theory of international politics
The Diffusion of Military Technology and Ideas
Imagining China’s Madrid in Manchuria
The Forgotten Dimensions of Strategy
The Nation-State and Violence
A Military History of Modern China
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,25 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |