★This is a book written by a senior colonel of the Chinese People's Liberation Army describing his personal experience of studying abroad for three years at the Frunze Military Academy in Russia, as well as his insights and strategic thinking.
★In the mid-1990s, the Central Military Commission made a major decision to select outstanding military officers to study in foreign military academies. From September 1996 to June 1999, the author and 11 other school-level officers were sent to the Frunze Military Academy to study combat tactics.
★The Frunze Military Academy, together with the United States Military Academy at West Point, the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in the United Kingdom, and the Saint-Cyr Military Academy in France, are collectively known as the four most famous military schools in the world. However, the biggest difference between these military academies is that the Frunze Military Academy is the highest institution for training general officers. The other military academies are mostly army junior command colleges that train company and platoon-level lieutenants.
★This book is based on the author's personal experience of studying abroad, using more than 200,000 words of study abroad diary and more than 800,000 words of class notes as materials. It provides an in-depth interpretation of the Frunze Military Academy's "devil-style" practical teaching method for trainees' combat thoughts and command abilities, the military tradition, strategic thinking, and national character of the Russian fighting nation.
★This study abroad experience also deepened the author's understanding and thinking about Russian social transformation, strategic culture, war history, Sino-Russian relations, PLA construction and reform, national security strategy and other issues, all of which are elaborately discussed in the book.
Reader comments
This book truly records the author's experience and thinking of studying abroad at the Frunze Military Academy, which gave me a deeper understanding of Russia's military tradition and strategic thinking. I loved the gritty, combat-experienced officer characters in the book, and their experiences and characters left a deep impression on me. This book is not only suitable for friends who are interested in military affairs, but also allows ordinary readers to better understand the development and foreign exchanges of the Chinese military.
This book truly records the author's experience and thinking of studying abroad at the Frunze Military Academy, which gave me a deeper understanding of Russia's military tradition and strategic thinking. I loved the gritty, combat-experienced officer characters in the book, and their experiences and characters left a deep impression on me. This book is not only suitable for friends who are interested in military affairs, but also allows ordinary readers to better understand the development and foreign exchanges of the Chinese military.