Jianghuai Expedition: The Initial Formation and Campaigns of the New Fourth Army

Author: Chang Jingzhu
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: In early spring of 1938, the Red Army guerrilla units from eight southern provinces emerged from the dense mountains and forests, gathering around a village called Yansi in Anhui. Thus, a new anti-Japanese army led by the Communist Party of China was formed. Soon after, they advanced into enemy territory and engaged in fierce battles with the Japanese invaders on both banks of the Yangtze River.
Do you want to know the details behind Ye Ting's appointment as the commander-in-chief of the New Fourth Army? Do you want to understand why Chiang Kai-shek appointed Ye Ting before the Communist Party? Do you want to grasp the roles played by Zhou Enlai and Liu Shaoqi in the Jianghuai region? Do you want to see how Mao Zedong instructed Ye Ting and Xiang Ying personally? Do you want to catch a glimpse of the legendary figures of the New Fourth Army, such as Chen Yi, Liu Yutong, Xu Haidong, Tan Zhenlin, Zhang Dingcheng, Peng Xuefeng, Ye Fei, Tao Yong, and Wang Bicheng? Please read this book carefully, and you will surely find it satisfying in every aspect.