New Fourth Army Illustrated Chronicle

Author: Wang Zhimin
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: This book was officially launched and organized by the Strategic Department of the Academy of Military Sciences. It introduces the history of the New Fourth Army, led by the Communist Party of China, growing and strengthening through fierce battles against Japanese invaders, puppet forces, and the stubborn faction of the Kuomintang during the War of Resistance against Japan. The book's features include: 1. Organized chronologically, with events and battles as the threads, it accurately grasps the overall historical picture while consistently emphasizing the ideas of "the people's army serving the people" and "prioritizing the national cause of resisting Japan," vividly depicting the New Fourth Army's glorious achievements during the war. 2. With a moderate length, concise content, and illustrations, the book uses carefully selected and organized historical materials to present the New Fourth Army's brilliant history in a refined style, precise narration, and clear outline. The New Fourth Army, full name "The Fourth Army of the National Revolutionary Army of the Republic of China," was a people's army composed of 14 red army guerrilla units from eight southern provinces, formed under the circumstances of Japan's full-scale invasion of China and the second cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party of China. It was one of the main forces led by the Communist Party of China during the War of Resistance against Japan, with its battlefield being a crucial strategic pivot in the war in China. In the annals of China's revolutionary war, people are accustomed to referring to the two anti-Japanese armed forces led by the Communist Party of China as the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army. However, "the Eighth Route Army was reorganized from the Red Army, which is well-known; the New Fourth Army was also reorganized from the Red Army, but this is not fully known to the general public." In fact, the two large armies originated from the same source. The Eighth Route Army was reorganized from the main force of the Red Army that moved to northern Shaanxi in the later period of the Second Internal Revolutionary War, while the predecessor of the New Fourth Army was the guerrilla units that remained in the south and persisted in guerrilla warfare during the Long March of the Red Army. The two forces share a common history and glorious tradition. This book vividly and dynamically presents the history of the New Fourth Army's growth, development, and fierce battles through a combination of images and text. It is of great significance for understanding the New Fourth Army's substantial contributions during the War of Resistance against Japan and for researching and understanding the development and growth of the people's army.