1948 China (The Battle of Two Destinies)

Author: Liu Tong
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Publish Date: 2006-01-27
Features: This book uses historical facts to illustrate the changes that occurred from the battlefield to the rear, from the countryside to the city, from life to the economy, and from public opinion to ideology. Let us review the ups and downs China experienced in 1948. If 1947 was a turning point, 1948 was a decisive year. That year, the situation in China underwent earth-shaking changes. In the Lushun, Huaihai, and Beiping campaigns, which took place successively in the second half of the year, the Nationalist heavy force groups were gradually annihilated by the People's Liberation Army, completely losing their offensive capabilities and turning to seek peace. The Communist Party, meanwhile, became even more determined to cross the Yangtze River and achieve victory across the nation. This book uses historical facts to illustrate the changes that occurred from the battlefield to the rear, from the countryside to the city, from life to the economy, and from public opinion to ideology. Let us review the ups and downs China experienced in 1948. The outcome of the battlefield determines the demise of an old regime and the birth of a new one. However, war is an embodiment of politics, especially the reflection of public sentiment. It is about whether the majority of workers, peasants, soldiers, intellectuals, and merchants support one side or the other, whether they are willing to follow one toward the light and reject the other leading them into darkness. From the history of 1948, we can see that Chiang Kai-shek and the Nationalist Party exhausted all their efforts and employed every means to save their declining regime; while Mao Zedong and the Communist Party he led relied on the people, struggled hard, and won the decisive strategic victory. Let us review the ups and downs China experienced in 1948. This book uses historical facts to illustrate the changes that occurred from the battlefield to the rear, from the countryside to the city, from life to the economy, and from public opinion to ideology.