Mao Zedong and His Advisors - (Revised Edition)

Author: Fan Hao
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Publish Date: 2006-06-01
Features: Guo Huaruo, a veteran of the People's Liberation Army, served as the acting chief of staff of the Red Army First Front Army during the Jinggang Mountains period and later became the principal of the Fourth Branch of the Anti-Japanese Military Political University in Yan'an. He was appointed an advisor by Mao Zedong and worked with him for many years. This book primarily tells the story of his interactions with Mao Zedong. During the Jinggang Mountains period, he was already the acting chief of staff of the Red Army First Front Army, and many of Mao and Zhu De's operational orders were drafted by him personally. He consistently supported Mao Zedong when he faced criticism and setbacks. Mao Zedong once asked him, "Am I an advocate of narrow empiricism?" He was a renowned military theorist in our party and was well-known and influential in the Guomindang-controlled areas during the war years. Mao Zedong wrote him eight letters, inviting him to serve as his "advisor." He followed Mao Zedong throughout his life, but in his later years, Mao Zedong said, "This comrade's thinking has never been entirely in sync with mine over the decades."