The Long March

Penned in China’s south by Chiang Kai-shek‘s Nationalist forces, the young Chinese Communist Party organized a “liberated” communist state in parts of Jiangxi Province. As attacks by the Nationalists increased, the Red Army was forced to retreat 6,000 miles across western China in its famous “Long March.” Only 10% of the communist soldiers survived.

During the march, Mao and Zhou Enlai took advantage of the chaos to ensconce themselves as paramount leaders of the Chinese Communist Party and the Red Army.

The Long March

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