| Edition |
1st Harper & Row ed. |
| Description |
viii, 419 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 25 cm |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Note |
"A Cornelia & Michael Bessie book." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 399-404) and index. |
| Contents |
Behind the long march -- A walk by moonlight -- The rise of the Red Bandits -- On the eve -- The man in Bleak House -- First moves -- Strategems -- The conspiracy of the litters -- The women -- The first big battle -- The Red Army changes course -- Zunyi -- Mao takes charge -- A needle wrapped in cotton -- Mao skirts disaster -- Holding Chang Kai-Shek by the nose -- Mao's great deceptions -- The golden sands -- The chicken-blood oath -- Those left behind -- The legion of death -- Luding bridge -- The great snowy mountains -- Reunion -- Back of beyond -- A magical carpet -- Dark hour, bright glory -- Home -- The gathering -- Return of the prodigal -- "Cold-eyed, I survey the world" -- The little man who could -- Never be put down. |
| Summary |
Retraces the route of the Red Army of China's Communists in the face of Chiang Kai-shek's army in 1934. Includes interviews with survivors of the 6,000 mile march. |
| Subject |
Long March (China : 1934-1935) (OCoLC)fst01353590
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China -- History -- Long March, 1934-1935.
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China -- History -- Long March, 1934-1935.
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China. (OCoLC)fst01206073
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| Chronological Term |
1934-1935
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| ISBN |
0060390441 |
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9780060390440 |
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