I'm currently working on the PLA, COIN and trying to see if US operations in Afghanistan have influenced the PLA. So what am I reading? Mark Healy's Zitadelle. This wopuld have to be the best book on the Eastern Front from 1941 up to and including the Battle of Kursk and its aftermath. Nothing on COIN but an excellent read.

I can't seem to find much useful work on Chinese COIN or even if they are incorporating US experiences in Afghanistan into their force structure. Oh well, more digging, reading and translations I suppose.