People's Liberation Army as Organization.

Figures -- Tables -- Editor's Note -- Acknowledgments -- Glossary -- 1. Introduction to the PLA's Administrative and Operational Structure -- 2. The Central Military Commission and Military Policy in China -- 3. The Pinnacle of the Pyramid: The Central Military Commission -- 4. The General Staff Department of the Chinese People's Liberation Army: Organization, Roles, & Missions -- 5. The General Political Department and the Evolution of the Political Commissar System -- 6. The People's Liberation Army (PLA) General Logistics Department (GLD): Toward Joint Logistics Support -- 7. The General Armament Department -- 8. PLA Ground Forces: Moving Toward a Smaller, More Rapidly Deployable, Modern Combined Arms Force -- 9. PLA Air Force Organization -- 10. The Organization of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) -- 11. The Chinese Second Artillery Corps: Transition to Credible Deterrence -- 12. The Institutional Lessons Of Disaster: Reorganizing The People's Armed Police After Tiananmen.