About the autor:
Xu Jian is the author of several fictional works, among them Oriental Hada, as well as essays and TV drama. He has also penned a number of works of reportage, including McMahon Line and The Oriental Express. Swords of a Rising Power won the first Lu Xun Literature Prize in 1998.

About the book:
On July 1, 1966, the second Artillery corps of the PLA was formally established.In 1984, during the National Day military parade, the Chinese strategic missile forces made their debut in Tiananmen Square. Swords of A Rising Power describes the unsung heroes behind this effort - the selfless dedication of those who gave their lives and struggled behind the scenes. Xu Jian provides a panoramic display of China's strategic missile forces from their earliest beginnings through to their later years, in a work that surveys the history of China from1966 to the present day.


Contents:
CHAPTER 1 The Spirit of a Great Country 7
CHAPTER 2 The Time in Changxindian 41
CHAPTER 3 The First Battalion of Asia 73
CHAPTER 4 The Rise of the Missile Troop 117
CHAPTER 5 The Offering Blood Sacri ce to the Forests 157
CHAPTER 6 Walking out of the Mountains 185
CHAPTER 7 Mysterious Stories of the Mysterious Troops 213
CHAPTER 8 If My Sword Is Not Long Enough 257
CHAPTER 9 Our People, Our Land 300
CHAPTER 10 The Quivers of the East 332
CHAPTER 11 The Weight of Balance in the World 357
CHAPTER 12 Saying Goodbye to Nuclear Winter 386