The Autobiography of Feng Yuxiang (2): My Life During the War of Resistance

Author: Feng Yuxiang
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Publish Date: 2003-03-18
Features: To do what others dare not do, to speak what others dare not speak. Joining the nation in adversity, traveling to various places to call for cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party of China to resist Japan; he fought on the front lines, inspected and supervised military training; he spread the message of national salvation to the people and widely launched fundraising campaigns for the country; deeply understanding the lives of soldiers and the hardships of the people, he condemned the traitorous acts of the pro-Japanese faction, exposed the anti-communist plots of the Kuomintang hardliners, and resolutely became a pillar of resistance against Japan. General Feng Yuxiang (1882-1948) lived through two dynasties (Qing and Republic of China) and several generations (from the Guangxu and Xuantong emperors to Chiang Kai-shek), enduring hardships and suffering throughout his life, pursuing light and progress all his life. He was a renowned military leader, politician, outstanding patriot, and steadfast democratic fighter with a significant impact on modern and contemporary Chinese history. Feng Yuxiang's Autobiography includes three volumes: My Life, My War Life, and The Chiang Kai-shek I Knew, which truly reflect his personality charm of "doing what others dare not do and speaking what others dare not speak." This volume, My War Life, is an oral account by General Feng Yuxiang recorded by his secretary. In 1937, at the beginning of the war of resistance, General Feng Yuxiang, driven by the desire to join the nation in adversity, traveled to various places to call for cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party of China to resist Japan. He personally commanded battles on the front lines, inspected and supervised military training, spread the message of national salvation to the people, and widely launched fundraising campaigns for the country. He deeply understood the lives of soldiers and the hardships of the people, condemned the traitorous acts of the pro-Japanese faction, exposed the anti-communist plots of the hardliners, and stood resolutely as a pillar of resistance against Japan. This book reveals many little-known stories of the war of resistance through a wealth of facts, possessing precious historical and literary value. The entire book is written in the first person as an oral account, making it vivid, simple, and profound, and it is a book worth reading and collecting.