Mao: A Life by Philip Short

Mao: A Life

Philip Short

824 pages first pub 1999 (editions)

nonfiction biography history informative slow-paced
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When the Nationalists routed a ragtag Red Army on the Xiang River during the Long March, an earthy Chinese peasant with a brilliant mind moved to a position of power. Eight years after his military success, Mao Tse-tung had won out over more sophi...

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