Fading Gunsmoke: A First-Hand Account by Fang Jing, a Former Senior General of the Kuomintang

Author: Fang Zhijin
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Publish Date: 2006-06-01
Features: Twenty years of military service, summoned six times by Chiang Kai-shek, ultimately becoming the true elite of the Whampoa Military Academy; seventeen years of imprisonment, released as the sixth batch under special amnesty, embarking on a new life and enjoying a happy later years. The personal experiences, observations, and anecdotes of Mr. Fang Jing are highly legendary, revealing many little-known historical facts anding the true scenes of history. As a close associate of Chen Cheng, the closest of Chiang Kai-shek's trusted generals, his firsthand accounts of being summoned six times alone are incredibly legendary! This book is compiled based on Fang Jing's oral testimony. Fang Jing's experiences provide a glimpse into the true state of the Nationalist Party's army. The book meticulously narrates Fang Jing's thirty years of military service, which is not merely a prelude to the theme but holds significant historical value. Moreover, some of Fang Jing's firsthand experiences and observations are important events little known to many, deeply thought-provoking, and far from being a dull biography. The plot described in the book is highly intricate and legendary, yet it is all based on concrete facts, making it extremely realistic and highly readable. Through chapters such as "Before and After Joining the Army," "Entering Whampoa," "Warlord Chaos," "Battle for Shanghai," "Stationed in Sichuan," "After Capture," "Making Do," and "Undergoing Transformation," the book introduces the life story of the former senior general of the Nationalist Party, Fang Jing.