Chinese Maritime Defense History

Author: Yang Jinsen
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Publish Date: 2005-10-01
Features: Coastal defense affairs primarily refer to the defense against external enemies invading from the sea. The invasion of external enemies by sea is a major issue that threatens national territorial sovereignty and the safety of people's lives and property. The Wokou chaos during the Ming Dynasty damaged the economy of the southeastern coastal regions and endangered the lives and property of the people. The invasion of Western powers during the Qing Dynasty brought extremely severe disasters to the country, transforming China from a feudal empire into a semi-colonial and semi-feudal declining nation. The threat from the sea still exists today and remains a major factor threatening national security. Therefore, coastal defense issues should be given great importance. A History of China's Coastal Defense is the first specialized history book on coastal defense in our country. This book constructs the discipline system of China's coastal defense history and systematically elaborates on the coastal defense situation, strategies and policies, coastal defense systems, coastal defense deployments, coastal defense forces, coastal defense economy, coastal defense engineering, coastal defense education, coastal defense mobilization, and coastal defense engineering, making it suitable for collection by military enthusiasts, universities and colleges, and military unit reading rooms.