Decision-making difficulties of Mao Zedong (II: The decision-making process of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China to launch the War of Liberation)

Author: Wang Bo
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: This book, written in a documentary style, comprehensively and systematically records the decision-making process behind Chiang Kai-shek's destruction of the united front, creation of friction, and initiation of the full-scale civil war after the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan, as well as Mao Zedong's countermeasures, his refusal to yield an inch, his strategic deployment of troops, and the launch of the War of Liberation. The book is rich in historical materials, with authentic and reliable accounts of individuals, creating a thrilling and gripping narrative. It vividly recreates the grandeur of the people's war and the of the revolutionary leaders and generals, serving as a lively textbook for the history of the Party and the nation, as well as an excellent read for the general public. I worked alongside Chairman Mao for over twenty years and remember two incidents that made it very difficult for Chairman Mao to make a decision. One was in 1946 when we prepared to completely break with the Nationalists; the other was in 1950 when we dispatched the People's Volunteer Army to fight in Korea.