Battle of Taiyuan: A Chronicle of the Conflict

Author: Tao Chun
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: In the early stages of the War of Resistance against Japan, in northern China, the Chinese and Japanese armies fought the largest battle of the early war—Taiyuan Campaign. Although this campaign has passed decades, many little-known secrets have only been revealed today through the author's pen: the self-secluded warlord Yan Xishan raised the banner of resistance against Japan; Mao Zedong favored Shanxi; Lin Biao at Pingxingguan shocked the world; the highest authorities for the first time ordered the execution of a general who was deemed "unsuccessful in battle"; Hao Mengling died in battle at Xinkou, becoming the first general to shed blood on the battlefield after the Sino-Japanese War; the battles of Nankou, Pingxingguan, Xinkou, Neiguan, and the defense of Taiyuan—all were filled with the blood of heroes. The author personally visited the old battlefields and listened to the stories of dozens of eyewitnesses, describing the entire panoramic view of this grand and magnificent campaign in the form of documentary literature for the first time.