The Unconventional Path of Xu Xiangqian

Author: Zhang Lin
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Publish Date: 2004-03-01
Features: The Unconventional Path of a Marshal series. The author, Zhang Lin, is a professor at the National Defense University of the People's Liberation Army of China. He is a member of the Chinese Writers' Association and a biographer. He served as a member of the third and fourth boards of the China Association of Senior Lecturers. He joined the Eighth Route Army in 1944 and worked long-term in military publicity and cultural work. During the revolutionary war years, he served as a frontline reporter for Xinhua News Agency, writing many battlefield dispatches and news reports. He participated in many famous battles of the East China Theater and received multiple awards for his contributions. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he held leadership positions in publicity, Party history research, and other departments in the East China Military Region, the General Political Department of the People's Liberation Army, and the National Defense University. He was one of the main editors of the 10-volume large-scale revolutionary memoir series "Flames Igniting the Revolution." His published literary works include: "Snowy Night" (a short story collection, which has been translated into English and published in Europe and America); "Zhao Yiman" (biographical literature, winner of the Xiangjiang Excellent Book Award); "The Life of General Xu Haidong" (winner of the Shanghai Excellent Book Award); "The Rise of a Marshal" (winner of the National 'Five-One Project' Award); "Spirit of the High Mountains"; "General Xu Forward of China" (winner of the National Defense University Academic Work Award); "A Generation of Marshals." He has also led the compilation of specialized works such as: "The Life of Xu Forward," "The Political Work of the Contemporary Chinese Army," "A Great Journey, A Glorious Achievement," "I Love My Country," and "The Pillar of Heaven."