Decision Making of Mao Zedong (I: The Decision-Making Process of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army Entering North Korea)

Author: Wang Bo
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: The documentary and historical value of this book lies in:
· Recording the specific planning process of the great strategic decision of the Party Central Committee and Chairman Mao to fight in the Korean War;
· Retelling the touching details of Chairman Mao and Peng Dehuai working day and night to formulate the operational plans for our army;
· Documenting the twists and turns of Zhou Enlai's secret negotiations with Stalin;
· Recording Nie Rongzhen's participation in decision-making at the Juren Hall command center;
· Declassifying the intelligence reports submitted by Chai Junwu, Deng Huai, Hong Xuezhi, and others to the Central Military Commission and Chairman Mao predicting the U.S. landing at Incheon;
· Revealing the military actions of the 9th, 13th, and 19th Corps of the Volunteer Army before entering North Korea.
This book, written in the style of documentary literature, records the entire process of the Party Central Committee's major strategic decisions on fighting in the Korean War from June 1950 to October 19, 1950. It includes the decision-making interactions between the leaders of China, the Soviet Union, and North Korea, from the time China received news of the Korean War to the Volunteer Army crossing the Yalu River, as well as the military actions of our army before and after entering North Korea. The book is well-documented and meticulously written, with many historical facts and materials previously unknown, now being disclosed for the first time. It holds significant documentary and research value. It serves as an excellent textbook for Party history, military studies, and patriotism, as well as an engaging read in the genre of documentary literature.