Mao Zedong (also known as Mao Tse-tung) is regarded as one of the
most controversial figures in modern world history. Having
conquered the country, he ruled the People's Republic of China from
its establishment as a Communist state in 1949 until the time of
his death in 1976. Brilliant and ruthless, his legacy includes
guerrilla warfare tactics, violent cultural revolutions, and
enduring Communist propaganda. He was named one of the 100 most
influential figures of the 20th century by Time Magazine.
Eric Margolis, of the "Huffington Post" writes of Chairman Mao:
""Mao was an accomplished poet, writer and historian, a profound
thinker, and a superb military strategist. He crushed the US-backed
Nationalist's 4.3-million strong armies in a series of titanic
battles, forcing his rival, Chiang Kai-shek, to flee to Taiwan...
The Great Helmsman united fractured, war-torn China, restoring its
pride and self-confidence after two centuries of humiliation. Mao
thwarted both Soviet and U.S. efforts to turn China into a client
state, and built up China's military power... Mao's aides dared not
tell him millions were starving. Red Emperor Mao was prodigal with
his people's lives, and, according to aides who were close to him,
was shockingly indifferent to their suffering. Mao horrified even
brutal Soviet leaders by saying he was prepared to lose half his
people to emerge victorious from a nuclear war..."
The second volume in this special collection contains three
important lectures and essays by Chairman Mao dealing with
guerrilla warfare:
*Part 1 - On Guerrilla Warfare
*Part 2 - Problems of Strategy in Guerrilla War against Japan
*Part 3 - On Protracted War
Excerpt from "Collected Writings of Chairman Mao: Volume 2 -
Guerrilla Warfare" by Mao Zedong.
Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
In September 1812, Napoleon, in the course of swallowing all of
Europe, invaded Russia at the head of a great army totaling several
hundred thousand infantry, cavalry, and artillery. At that time,
Russia was weak and her ill-prepared army was not concentrated. The
most important phase of her strategy was the use made of Cossack
cavalry and detachments of peasants to carry on guerrilla
operations. After giving up Moscow, the Russians formed nine
guerrilla divisions of about five hundred men each. These, and vast
groups of organized peasants, carried on partisan warfare and
continually harassed the French Army. When the French Army was
withdrawing, cold and starving, Russian guerrillas blocked the way
and, in combination with regular troops, carried out counterattacks
on the French rear, pursuing and defeating them.
The army of the heroic Napoleon was almost entirely annihilated,
and the guerrillas captured many officers, men, cannon, and rifles.
Though the victory was the result of various factors and depended
largely on the activities of the regular army the function of the
partisan groups was extremely important. The corrupt and poorly
organized country that was Russia defeated and destroyed an army
led by the most famous soldier of Europe and won the war in spite
of the fact that her ability to organize guerrilla regimes was not
fully developed. At times, guerrilla groups were hindered in their
operations and the supply of equipment and arms was insufficient.
If we use the Russian saying, it was a case of a battle between
"the fist and the axe."
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