"Covering more than two thousand years of history, twelve key battles that helped shape today's China. ... "Decisive Battles in Chinese History" ... present[s] the vast span of recorded Chinese history through key battles, from Maling, fought in 342 BC during the Warring States period, to Hengyang in 1944, which marked the end of major Japanese operations in China. Each of the twelve chapters highlights a significant conflict that selectively focuses on unique Chinese characteristics of the time, including belief systems, ruling ideology, the connection between technology and warfare, military theory, political events and rulers, and foreign policy, including China's eventual interaction with the West." -- Publisher description.

The Battle of Maling, 342 BC --|t The Battle of Red Cliffs, 208 --|t The Battle for Luoyang in the War of the Eight Princes, 302-305 --|t The Battle of Fei River, 383 --|t The Battle of Yan Island, 589 --|t The Battle of Hulao, 621 --|t The Siege of Xiangyang, 1267-1273 --|t The Battle of Lake Poyang, 1363 --|t The Siege of Pyongyang, 1593 --|t The Battle of Zhenjiang, 1842 --|t The Third Encirclement Campaign, 1931 --|t The Battle of Hengyang of Fourth Battle of Changsha, 1944.