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On Guerrilla Warfare (Hardcover)
Mao Zedong, Mao Tse-Tung; Translated by Samuel B. Griffith
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The book is written in the context of China's guerrilla war against
Japanese occupiers; this conflict is mentioned often by Mao. In
this book Mao discusses the differences between guerrilla and
"orthodox" military forces, as well as how such forces can work
together for a common goal. Other topics covered include propaganda
and political concerns, the formation of guerrilla units, the
qualities of a good guerrilla officer, discipline in a guerrilla
army, and guerrilla bases.
Text: English (translation) Original Language: Chinese
This work offers translations of the material in Mao's 20 volumes,
and also gives translations of other materials released in Beijing
in 1993 on the occasion of Mao's centenary. The book opens with
Mao's conversion to Marxism and to the Soviet model of proletarian
dictatorship.
One of the most influential documents of our time, Mao Tse-tung's
pamphlet on guerrilla warfare has become the basic textbook for
waging revolution in underdeveloped and emergent areas throughout
the world. Recognizing the fundamental disparity between agrarian
and urban societies, Mao advocated unorthodox strategies that
converted deficits into advantages: using intelligence provided by
the sympathetic peasant population; substituting deception,
mobility, and surprise for superior firepower; using retreat as an
offensive move; and educating the inhabitants on the ideological
basis of the struggle. This radical new approach to warfare, waged
in jungles and mountains by mobile guerrilla bands closely
supported by local inhabitants, has been adopted by other
revolutionary leaders from Ho Chi Minh to Che Guevara. Mao wrote On
Guerrilla Warfare in 1937 while in retreat after ten years of
battling the Nationalist army of Chiang Kai-shek. Twelve years
later, the Nationalist Chinese were rousted from the mainland, and
Mao consolidated his control of a new nation, having put his
theories of revolutionary guerrilla warfare to the test.
Established governments have slowly come to recognize the need to
understand and devise means to counter this new method of warfare.
Samuel B. Griffith's classic translation makes Mao's treatise
widely available and includes a comprehensive introduction that
profiles Mao, analyzes the nature and conduct of guerrilla warfare,
and considers its implications for American policy.
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 third volume in this special collection contains five
important lectures and essays by Chairman Mao:
*Part 1 - On Policy
*Part 2 - On Practice
*Part 3 - On Contradiction
*Part 4 - On New Democracy
*Part 5 - On the Correct Handling of Contradictions among the
People
Excerpt from "Collected Writings of Chairman Mao - On Policy,
Practice and Contradiction" by Mao Zedong
Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
Above all, Marxists regard man's activity in production as the
most fundamental practical activity, the determinant of all his
other activities. Man's knowledge depends mainly on his activity in
material production, through which he comes gradually to understand
the phenomena, the properties and the laws of nature, and the
relations between himself and nature; and through his activity in
production he also gradually comes to understand, in varying
degrees, certain relations that exist between man and man. None of
this knowledge can be acquired apart from activity in production.
In a classless society every person, as a member of society, joins
in common effort with the other members, enters into definite
relations of production with them and engages in production to meet
man's material needs. In all class societies, the members of the
different social classes also enter, in different ways, into
definite relations of production and engage in production to meet
their material needs. This is the primary source from which human
knowledge develops.
These quotations from the writings and speeches of Mao Tse-tung,
the father of Chinese communism, offer a rare and penetrating
insight into the political and philosophic thought of one of the
most hated and revered men to ever have lived. This is a classic
text in the politics of revolutionary socialism and propaganda.
Note: Publication of this document does NOT constitute an
endorsement by the publisher of all of its contents.
This is a new release of the original 1954 edition.
Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of
rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for
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Reprinted From The China Digest, V5, Number 9, 10, 11,
February-March, 1949.
On Guerrilla Warfare by legendary revolutionist Mao Tse-tung is
widely considered to be one of the greatest books of all time
amongst revolutionaries. This book will surely attract a whole new
generation of readers. For many, On Guerrilla Warfare is required
reading for various courses and curriculums. And for others who
simply enjoy reading literature on warfare, terrorism, revolutions,
and the like, this book by Mao Tse-tung is highly recommended.
Published by Classic House Books and beautifully produced, On
Guerrilla Warfare should be considered for inclusion into
everyone's personal library.
Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of
rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for
everyone!
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