Bird's-eye View of the Earth - Long Reportage Literature: Chronicle of China's Strategic Missile Base Engineering

Author: Xu Jian
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Publish Date: 2006-03-01
Features: This book describes the journey of generations of missile soldiers entering the wilderness, forging one after another of the "Heavenly Sword" in the vast mountains, and constructing underground Great Wall defenses. The work reveals for the first time the inner workings of the Chinese strategic missile base project, which has attracted worldwide attention. It includes the intellectual battles among the leaders of the US, China, and the Soviet Union to balance the global landscape and protect their own interests, the blood-and-sweat struggles of construction soldiers in building missile silos in death zones, and their relentless efforts. Reading it leaves one breathless, filled with passion, and inspires deep respect for this heroic and tragic force.