Xiaobing Li. A History of the Modern Chinese Army

The University Press of Kentucky, 2007 . — 430 p. — ISBN: 978-0-8131-2438-4.Peasants and Revolutions
The Formative Years
Transformation in Korea
Russianizing the PLA
Building Missiles and the Bomb
Crises and Politics
Border Conflicts and Cultural Revolution
Survivor and Reformer
Technocrats and New Generation