Greer John P. Armies and Enemies of Ancient China

Wargames Research Group, 1975. — 120 p.Pronunciation of Chinese Names. Maps. Illustrations. Bibliography. Appendices. Cover has some wear and soiling. This book is the first known attempt in English to compile a chronological record of the Chinese military systems, with a view to only these systems, segregated from economical-sociological influences. It is a documented study of the Chinese soldier and his enemies. When dealing with the ancient world and it's military systems, the military historian should have a secondary discipline, art history. It is in art objects and artifacts that we can see what is merely indicated in literature and historical records. As with the other Research Group titles, reliance has been placed on ancient authors and excavation reports, with emphasis on monumental and archeological evidence. The Oriental world also provides funerary reliefs and wall paintings. Covers the Chines, Hsiung-nu, Kushan Indian, Bactrain, Ferghanian, Sogdian, T'u Chueh, Tokharisn, Kuchan, Islamic, Tibetan, Nepalese, Khitan, Qara-Khitan, Jurchen, Seljuk Turk, Mongolian, Japanese, Mountain Tribes, Vietnamese, Burmese, Korean.