About the author

Tian Zhaolin is an author in the field of Chinese historical writing. Public information about him is limited, and basic details such as his life, birthplace, and dates of birth and death remain unclear. Judging from the six works held in the collection, his writing centers mainly on Chinese military history and the history of the War of Resistance Against Japan. His four-volume History of Chinese Warfare spans from ancient times and the Qin and Han dynasties through to the Republican period and the early years of the People's Republic, tracing the course of warfare dynasty by dynasty. He is also the author of the two-volume revised edition of A Record of Operations on the Frontal Battlefields of China's War of Resistance Against Japan, which focuses on the campaigns fought on the frontal battlefields. These works are large in scale and clearly structured, emphasizing factual narrative and the recounting of campaigns, and are suitable for general readers and researchers interested in military history.

Written (6)

Combat Records of the Main Front of China's War of Resistance Against Japan (Revised Edition), Volume Two cover
Rating 4.6
Combat Records of the Main Front of China's War of Resistance Against Japan (Revised Edition), Volume Two 黄玉章 / 郭汝瑰 / 田昭林 Jiangsu People's Publishing House · 2025 The Operational Record of the Main Front of China's War of Resistance Against Japan (Revised Edition), Volume Two is edited by Guo Rugui and Huang Yuz…
Combat Records of the Main Front of China's War of Resistance Against Japan (Revised Edition), Volume One cover
Rating 4.6
Combat Records of the Main Front of China's War of Resistance Against Japan (Revised Edition), Volume One 郭汝瑰 / 黄玉章 / 田昭林 Jiangsu People's Publishing House · 2025 China's War of Resistance Against Japan: A Combat Record of the Main Front (Revised Edition), Volume One is edited by Guo Rugui and Huang Yuzhang, wit…
A History of War in China, Volume 1: From Antiquity to the Qin and Han Dynasties cover
Rating 4.2
A History of War in China, Volume 1: From Antiquity to the Qin and Han Dynasties 田昭林 Jiangsu People's Publishing House · 2020 Guided by historical materialism and drawing on annalistic, biographical and narrative modes, this volume presents a comprehensive history of warfare …
A History of War in China, Volume 2: From the Three Kingdoms and Two Jins to the Sui, Tang, and Five Dynasties cover
Rating 4.2
A History of War in China, Volume 2: From the Three Kingdoms and Two Jins to the Sui, Tang, and Five Dynasties 田昭林 Jiangsu People's Publishing House · 2019 Guided by historical materialism and drawing on annalistic, biographical and narrative modes, this volume presents a comprehensive history of warfare …
A History of War in China, Volume 3: From Song and Liao to Ming and Qing cover
Rating 4.2
A History of War in China, Volume 3: From Song and Liao to Ming and Qing 田昭林 Jiangsu People's Publishing House · 2019 Guided by the historical-materialist view of history, this book draws on the annalistic, biographical, and event-based narrative forms to present a co…
A History of War in China, Volume 4: From the Republic of China to the Early Years of New China cover
Rating 4.1
A History of War in China, Volume 4: From the Republic of China to the Early Years of New China 田昭林 Jiangsu People's Publishing House · 2019 Guided by historical materialism and drawing on annalistic, biographical, and event-based narrative forms, this volume presents a comprehensive histor…

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Jiangsu People's Publishing House