Author: George Ward Nichols
Publisher: New York, Harper
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
The Long March 1934–35
Author: Benjamin Lai
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 147283402X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 97
Book Description
Every nation has its founding myth, and for modern China it is the Long March. In the autumn of 1934, the Chinese Nationalists under Chiang Kai-shek routed the Chinese Communists and some 80,000 men, women and children left their homes to walk with Mao Zedong into the unknown. Mao's force had to endure starvation, harsh climates, and challenging terrain whilst under constant aerial bombardment and threatened by daily skirmishes. The Long March survivors had to cross 24 rivers and 18 mountain ranges, through freezing snow and disease-ridden wilderness to reach their safe-haven of Yan'an. In military terms, the Long March was the longest continuous march in the history of warfare and it came as a terrible cost – after one year, 6,000 miles and countless battles, fewer than 4,000 of the original marchers were left. Illustrated with stunning full-colour artwork, this enthralling book tells the full story this epic display of resilience, and shows how, from the desert plateau of Yan'an, these survivors would grow the army that conquered China 14 years on, changing history forever.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 147283402X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 97
Book Description
Every nation has its founding myth, and for modern China it is the Long March. In the autumn of 1934, the Chinese Nationalists under Chiang Kai-shek routed the Chinese Communists and some 80,000 men, women and children left their homes to walk with Mao Zedong into the unknown. Mao's force had to endure starvation, harsh climates, and challenging terrain whilst under constant aerial bombardment and threatened by daily skirmishes. The Long March survivors had to cross 24 rivers and 18 mountain ranges, through freezing snow and disease-ridden wilderness to reach their safe-haven of Yan'an. In military terms, the Long March was the longest continuous march in the history of warfare and it came as a terrible cost – after one year, 6,000 miles and countless battles, fewer than 4,000 of the original marchers were left. Illustrated with stunning full-colour artwork, this enthralling book tells the full story this epic display of resilience, and shows how, from the desert plateau of Yan'an, these survivors would grow the army that conquered China 14 years on, changing history forever.
The Great Peace March
Author: Holly Near
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780805053500
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
An illustrated version of a song celebrating the brotherhood of humanity and the possibility of world peace.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780805053500
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
An illustrated version of a song celebrating the brotherhood of humanity and the possibility of world peace.
Mao
Author: Jung Chang
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 0307807134
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 857
Book Description
The most authoritative life of the Chinese leader every written, Mao: The Unknown Story is based on a decade of research, and on interviews with many of Mao’s close circle in China who have never talked before — and with virtually everyone outside China who had significant dealings with him. It is full of startling revelations, exploding the myth of the Long March, and showing a completely unknown Mao: he was not driven by idealism or ideology; his intimate and intricate relationship with Stalin went back to the 1920s, ultimately bringing him to power; he welcomed Japanese occupation of much of China; and he schemed, poisoned, and blackmailed to get his way. After Mao conquered China in 1949, his secret goal was to dominate the world. In chasing this dream he caused the deaths of 38 million people in the greatest famine in history. In all, well over 70 million Chinese perished under Mao’s rule — in peacetime.
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 0307807134
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 857
Book Description
The most authoritative life of the Chinese leader every written, Mao: The Unknown Story is based on a decade of research, and on interviews with many of Mao’s close circle in China who have never talked before — and with virtually everyone outside China who had significant dealings with him. It is full of startling revelations, exploding the myth of the Long March, and showing a completely unknown Mao: he was not driven by idealism or ideology; his intimate and intricate relationship with Stalin went back to the 1920s, ultimately bringing him to power; he welcomed Japanese occupation of much of China; and he schemed, poisoned, and blackmailed to get his way. After Mao conquered China in 1949, his secret goal was to dominate the world. In chasing this dream he caused the deaths of 38 million people in the greatest famine in history. In all, well over 70 million Chinese perished under Mao’s rule — in peacetime.
China's Use of Military Force
Author: Andrew Scobell
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521525855
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
In this unique study of China s militarism, Andrew Scobell examines the use of military force abroad - as in Korea (1950), Vietnam (1979), and the Taiwan Strait (1995 1996) - and domestically, as during the Cultural Revolution of the late 1960s and in the 1989 military crackdown in Tiananmen Square. Debunking the view that China has become increasingly belligerent in recent years because of the growing influence of soldiers, Scobell concludes that China s strategic culture has remained unchanged for decades. Nevertheless, the author uncovers the existence of a Cult of Defense in Chinese strategic culture. The author warns that this Cult of Defense disposes Chinese leaders to rationalize all military deployment as defensive, while changes in the People s Liberation Army s doctrine and capabilities over the past two decades suggest that China s twenty-first century leaders may use military force more readily than their predecessors.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521525855
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
In this unique study of China s militarism, Andrew Scobell examines the use of military force abroad - as in Korea (1950), Vietnam (1979), and the Taiwan Strait (1995 1996) - and domestically, as during the Cultural Revolution of the late 1960s and in the 1989 military crackdown in Tiananmen Square. Debunking the view that China has become increasingly belligerent in recent years because of the growing influence of soldiers, Scobell concludes that China s strategic culture has remained unchanged for decades. Nevertheless, the author uncovers the existence of a Cult of Defense in Chinese strategic culture. The author warns that this Cult of Defense disposes Chinese leaders to rationalize all military deployment as defensive, while changes in the People s Liberation Army s doctrine and capabilities over the past two decades suggest that China s twenty-first century leaders may use military force more readily than their predecessors.
The Long March
Author: Harrison Evans Salisbury
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 419
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 419
Book Description
The Story of the Great March
Author: George Ward Nichols
Publisher: New York, Harper
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
Publisher: New York, Harper
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
The Story of the Great March
Author: George Nichols
Publisher: Applewood Books
ISBN: 1429015292
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
Publisher: Applewood Books
ISBN: 1429015292
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
The Story of the Great March from the Diary of a Staff Officer
Author: George Ward Nichols
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Americana
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Americana
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
The Story of the Great March [of General Sherman Through Georgia]. From the Diary of a Staff-Officer. ... With a Map and Illustrations
Author: George Ward NICHOLS (Major.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
The Long March
Author: Shuyun Sun
Publisher: Doubleday Books
ISBN: 0385520247
Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Recounts the events of China's Long March, describing the odyssey of thousands of Chinese Communists from their bases to the remote north of China and discussing stories behind the March, including ruthless purges, hunger and disease, and mistreatment ofwomen.
Publisher: Doubleday Books
ISBN: 0385520247
Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Recounts the events of China's Long March, describing the odyssey of thousands of Chinese Communists from their bases to the remote north of China and discussing stories behind the March, including ruthless purges, hunger and disease, and mistreatment ofwomen.