Protracted Game, The
By Scott A. Borman
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| Title | Protracted Game, The |
|---|---|
| Author | Scott A. Borman |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Code | gb366 |
| Date | 1969 |
| ISBN | 0-19-501493-6 |
| Pages | 231 |
| Dimensions | 7 15/16. x 5 3/16. - 202mm x 132mm |
| In print status | Out of Print |
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The Asian game of wei-ch'i - known to the Japanese and to the West as go - has been a favourite with Chinese generals, statesmen, and literati for more than 2,000 years. Unlike chess, which is oriented toward the concentration of forces at a point upon the board, in wei-ch'i a player attempts to extend his control of territory; avoiding direct confrontation, he encircles his opponent. The similarity to guerilla warfare is obvious.
Mr. Boorman provides a detailed description, with diagrams of the game. He then suggests parallels between wei-ch'i and Mao Tse-tung's strategy against Chiang Kai-shek and the Nationalist armies during the Chinese Civil War, giving weight to political as well as military factors.
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| Introduction | 3 | |
| ONE | The Game of Wei-ch'i | 11 |
| The Structure of Wei-Ch'i | 12 | |
| The Strategy of Wei-Ch'i | 21 | |
| TWO | The Wei-ch'i and Insurgency: A Formal Analogy | 38 |
| The Conflict Systems | 39 | |
| The Sides | 40 | |
| The Theatre of Operations | 41 | |
| The Forces | 45 | |
| Objectives and the Structure of Their Attainment | 47 | |
| Strategic Information | 49 | |
| THREE | The Kiangsi Period | 52 |
| China, 1927: Strategy and Geopolitics | 56 | |
| The Chinese Communists, 1927 | 64 | |
| The Political Problem and Its Solution | 65 | |
| The Military Problem and Its Solution | 69 | |
| Encirclement and Counterencirclement | 73 | |
| The Kiangsi Period as a Wei-Ch'i Opening | 80 | |
| FOUR | The Sino-Japanese War | 83 |
| China, 1937: Strategy and Geopolitics in the Occupied Areas | 87 | |
| The Chinese Communists, 1937 | 90 | |
| Wei-Ch'i Encirclement and Political Territory | 92 | |
| Wei-Ch'i Theory and Guerrilla Practice | 96 | |
| A War of Jigsaw Pattern | 103 | |
| Protracted War, Protracted Game | 110 | |
| FIVE | Civil War, 1945 - 1949 | 114 |
| Historical Background | 115 | |
| The Game in Manchuria | 120 | |
| The Game in North China | 132 | |
| The Game in Central China: the Huai-Hai Battle | 140 | |
| The Principles of Revolutionary Strategy, 1945 - 49 | 146 | |
| SIX | Retrospect and Preview | 154 |
| The Historical Validity of the Wei-Ch'i Hypothesis | 154 | |
| Extended Application of the Model | 166 | |
| Appendix I | ||
| A Note for Future Research | 185 | |
| Good Wei-Ch'i | 185 | |
| Poor Wei-Ch'i | 188 | |
| Appendix II | ||
| Wei-Ch'i in Western Language: A Bibliographical Note | 192 | |
| Appendix III | ||
| Glossary of WEi-Ch'i and Analogic Wei-Ch'i Terms | 201 | |
| Notes | ||
| Index | ||