1940: Great Raid (Hundred-Battalion Campaign)

Author: Liu Qianglun
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Publish Date: 2005-02-01
Features: The Hundred Regiments Campaign from August to December 1940 was a major raid led by the Communist Party's Eighth Route Army against Japanese strongholds and transportation lines. It was also the first large-scale offensive launched by China against Japan after the war began. Lasting for three and a half months, with a front line of 5,000 li and 1,824 engagements, the book presents a panoramic view of the grand scale and fierce battle scenes of this campaign. It successfully portrays the heroic figures of the participating commanders, including Zhu De, Peng Dehuai, Zuo Quan, Nie Rongzhen, He Long, Guan Xiangying, Liu Bocheng, Deng Xiaoping, Yang Chengwu, Chen Geng, Chen Xilian, Xu Fanting, and Lü Zhengcao. The book comprehensively showcases the pivotal role of the Communist Party in the Anti-Japanese War.