Recounts the journey more than eighty-six thousand Red Army soldiers took across China in 1934 in the hopes of escaping Nationalist forces, describing the brutal conditions they faced on the four thousand-mile march.
Describes the events of the 6,000 mile march undertaken by Mao Tse-tung and his Communist followers as they retreated before the forces of Chiang Kai-shek.
the true history of communist China's founding myth
Sun, Shuyun
2008
The author reveals stories of disease, desertion, and brutality during the march and persecution of some marchers by 200,000 Communist soldiers in 1934.
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.
Describes the events of the 6,000 mile march undertaken by Mao Tse-tung and his Communist followers as they retreated before the forces of Chiang Kai-shek.
the true history of communist China's founding myth
Sun, Shuyun
2006
Retraces the steps of the 200,000 soldiers in China's Communist Party that were forced into a strategic retreat across the barren north of China, where the few who survived the trek gathered strength and launched a new revolution.
Describes the events of the 6,000 mile march undertaken by Mao Zedong and his Communist followers as they retreated before the forces of Chiang Kai-shek.
