There are three books in the first series of books on the Chinese Army, namely The Chinese People's Liberation Army, The PLA Navy,and The PLA Air Force; the second series of three are The PLA Aviation Corps, The PLA Marines, and The PLA Airborne Force. The third series contains four volumes: The Chinese Navy's Maritime Escort Operations,Chinese Peacekeepers Overseas, The Chinese Army and International Exchanges, The Chinese Army and Humanitarian Relief. Each volume has from 50,000 to 100,000 words, with hundreds of valuable pictures. The series attempts to focus on the Chinese armed forces' history, current situation and future development in the context of its growth, through the use of many interesting examples and details, to show the overall face of the People's Liberation Army from multiple angles.