Strategic Problems Of China's Revolutionary War
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
Written at a pivotal moment in modern Chinese history, Strategic Problems of China's Revolutionary War stands as one of the most incisive military and political treatises of the twentieth century, presenting Mao Tse-Tung's systematic analysis of the principles that guided the Chinese Communist forces to victory against the Nationalist Kuomintang army. Drawing directly from his experience commanding the Red Army during the Chinese Civil War, Mao argues with remarkable clarity that revolutionary warfare cannot be divorced from its political and social context, detailing how guerrilla strategy, mass mobilisation, and ideological discipline were indispensable weapons in the struggle for China's future. Published in Peking in 1954 by the Foreign Languages Press, this volume represents the Chinese government's effort to disseminate Maoist military doctrine to an international audience, cementing its author's dual status as both a revolutionary leader and a theorist of enduring influence. Mao's prose is direct and didactic, informed by classical Chinese strategic thought — particularly the tradition of Sun Tzu — while remaining firmly grounded in Marxist-Leninist ideology. A rare and historically significant artefact of Cold War-era political thought, this work continues to provoke debate among military historians, political scientists, and students of revolutionary movements worldwide — raising the enduring question of whether its lessons were truly unique to China, or universally applicable to any struggle for power.
Author: Mao Tse-Tung
Format: Hardback
Published: 1954, Foreign Languages Press
Genre: Asian history
Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
Written at a pivotal moment in modern Chinese history, Strategic Problems of China's Revolutionary War stands as one of the most incisive military and political treatises of the twentieth century, presenting Mao Tse-Tung's systematic analysis of the principles that guided the Chinese Communist forces to victory against the Nationalist Kuomintang army. Drawing directly from his experience commanding the Red Army during the Chinese Civil War, Mao argues with remarkable clarity that revolutionary warfare cannot be divorced from its political and social context, detailing how guerrilla strategy, mass mobilisation, and ideological discipline were indispensable weapons in the struggle for China's future. Published in Peking in 1954 by the Foreign Languages Press, this volume represents the Chinese government's effort to disseminate Maoist military doctrine to an international audience, cementing its author's dual status as both a revolutionary leader and a theorist of enduring influence. Mao's prose is direct and didactic, informed by classical Chinese strategic thought — particularly the tradition of Sun Tzu — while remaining firmly grounded in Marxist-Leninist ideology. A rare and historically significant artefact of Cold War-era political thought, this work continues to provoke debate among military historians, political scientists, and students of revolutionary movements worldwide — raising the enduring question of whether its lessons were truly unique to China, or universally applicable to any struggle for power.