The official web site of A.H. Lloyd

  • Within its corridors you will find insight into the books I have written, the books I am writing and the books I am thinking about writing. It is also a place where I can offer insights into my favorite authors and – in the case of my game Conqueror: Fields of Victory – I can explain my rules and offer new variants. Scroll down or check the sidebar for my latest posts. Nonfiction: Walls of Men: A Military History of China 2500 B.C. to A.D. 2020 Long Live Death: The Keys to Victory in the Spanish Civil War Fiction: Three Weeks with…

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  • This is the eighth part of a series of posts where I examine what would happen if the PRC invaded Taiwan. For deep background, check out my book on Chinese military history, Walls of Men. I’ve taken a break from this topic, but a recent video by China Observer made want to revisit it.  The video claims that China is experiencing severe budgetary problems and that this is even reaching into the Peoples’ Liberation Army, which – if true – is pretty significant.  The PLA is not a national army but a servant of the Chinese Communist Party and it…

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