How Long to Read Mao's Army Goes to Sea

How Long Does it Take to Read Mao's Army Goes to Sea?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 56 minutes to read Mao's Army Goes to Sea by Toshi Yoshihara

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

New details about the founding of China’s Navy reveals critical historical context and insight into future strategy From 1949 to 1950, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) made crucial decisions to establish a navy and secure China’s periphery. The civil war had been fought with a peasant army, yet in order to capture key offshore islands from the Nationalist rival, Mao Zedong needed to develop maritime capabilities. Mao’s Army Goes to Sea is a ground-breaking history of the founding of the Chinese navy and Communist China’s earliest island-seizing campaigns. In this definitive account of a little-known yet critical moment in China’s naval history, Toshi Yoshihara shows that Chinese leaders refashioned the stratagems and tactics honed over decades of revolutionary struggle on land for nautical purposes. Despite significant challenges, the PLA ultimately scored important victories over its Nationalist foes as it captured offshore islands to secure its position. Drawing extensively from newly available Chinese-language sources, this book reveals how the navy-building process, sea battles, and contested offshore landings had a lasting influence on the PLA. Even today, the institution’s identity, strategy, doctrine, and structure are conditioned by these early experiences and myths. Mao’s Army Goes to Sea will help US policymakers and scholars place China’s recent maritime achievements in proper historical context—and provide insight into how its navy may act in the future.

How long is Mao's Army Goes to Sea?

Mao's Army Goes to Sea by Toshi Yoshihara is 174 pages long, and a total of 44,196 words.

This makes it 59% the length of the average book. It also has 54% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Mao's Army Goes to Sea Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 1 minute to read Mao's Army Goes to Sea aloud.

What Reading Level is Mao's Army Goes to Sea?

Mao's Army Goes to Sea is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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