Entering the Jinggangshan: The Sanwan Reorganization of the People’s Army

As Mao’s troops arrive in the Jinggangshan region, a revolutionary reorganization of the people’s army is begun. Also, a tangent on Mao’s leadership style and nuclear war with a jump 30 years into the future. Further reading: Pang Xianzhi and Jin Chongji, Mao Zedong: A Biography, vol. 1: 1893-1949 Stephen Averill, Revolution in the Highlands: China’s Jinggangshan Base Area Mao Zedong, “Speech at a Meeting of the Representatives of 64 Communist and Workers’ Parties” Some names from this epis...