Episode 158 - The Long March, Part II

Today's episode is a double-conclusion as both the Long March and this miniseries come to a close. The northern course of the March was more notable for adverse climates and geography, which was probably worse than what the Nationalists could throw at them. 

 

Bibliography for this episode: 

 

1. Short, Philip Mao, A Life Henry Holdt and Company LLC 1999
2. Wilson, Dick The Long March 1935: The Epic of Chinese Communism's Survival The Viking Press 1971
3. Chung-gi, Kwei The Kuomintang-Communist Struggle in China 1922-1949 Martinus Nihoff 1970
4. Yang, Benjamin From Revolution to Politics: Chinese Communists on the Long March Routledge 2021
5. Po-cheng, Liu Recalling the Long March Foreign Language Press Peking 1978
6. Salisbury, Harrison E. The Long March: The Untold Story Macmillan 1985
7. Lai, Benjamin The Long March 1934-35: The Rise of Mao and the Beginning of Modern China Osprey 2019

 

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