New Learning Balance Book Forest Taiping Heavenly Kingdom War All History (Volumes 1-4)

Author: Cui Zhiqing, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2002-05-01
Features: The Taiping Rebellion War lasted for 15 years, affecting 18 provinces, and was the peak of traditional Chinese peasant warfare. This book adopts an interdisciplinary theoretical perspective from the fields of history and military science, utilizing original Qing Dynasty archives and other historical materials. Based on empirical research, it authentically recreates the phased processes of the Taiping Rebellion War's rise, prosperity, resurgence, and decline. Additionally, the book focuses on the theoretical examination of campaign command in each stage and theater of war, highlighting the strategic mutual dynamics between the opposing sides. It further reveals the evolution process, development level, and fundamental morphological characteristics of the Taiping Rebellion's overall strategic command, exploring the military factors contributing to its rise and fall. The entire work consists of four volumes, totaling over 2 million words, and is edited and primarily drafted by Professor Cui Zhiqing. It represents the research of middle-aged and young scholars of the Taiping Rebellion history at Nanjing University, which took over a decade to complete.