"An important addition to the body of literature on the Korean
War."--Journal of Military History"[The book's] greatest strength
is its detailed and comprehensive coverage of China's military
activities which allows readers to draw their own
conclusions."--H-Net Reviews"This is the most comprehensive account
of Chinese policy towards the Korean war to have appeared."--War in
History"This extraordinary study is a significant contribution to
Korean War literature."--American Historical Review"An important
addition to the Korean War literature."--Choice
"Mao's Military Romanticism breaks both new conceptual and new
empirical ground in analyzing China's decision to enter the war and
its subsequent struggle to hold its own against the world's most
powerful nation. This book should stand for some time as the
standard comprehensive treatment of China in the Korean
War."--William Stueck, author of The Korean War: An International
History"A splendid book with valuable observations about the
contrasting ways in which Chinese and American forces fought. Zhang
is an excellent storyteller, as well as a skilled interpreter of
historical data."--Akira Iriye, author of Power and Culture: The
Japanese-American War, 1941-1945"This book provides the best
account yet of how Mao fought his war with the Americans and their
allies. It also offers provocative insights into Mao's thinking
about strategy, tactics, and the human costs of warfare. Highly
recommended."--John Lewis Gaddis, author of The Long Peace:
Inquiries into the History of the Cold War"Zhang's conceptual
framework, 'military romanticism, ' provides a new and useful angle
for understanding Mao's decision-making. This is a great
contribution to the history of the Korean War and to China
studies."--Litai Xue, coauthor of Uncertain Partners: Stalin, Mao,
and the Korean War"Offers fresh insights on Communist China's role
in the Korean conflict."--D. Clayton James, coauthor of Refighting
the Last War: Command and Crisis in Korea
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