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Turning point · China in Revolution, 1911–1949

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TURNING POINT · CHINA IN REVOLUTION, 1911–1949

1948–49 — From a farm courtyard in the Taihang foothills, Mao and Zhu De direct a million-man war by telegraph — the last rural headquarters of a party about to govern cities. The three great campaigns are planned in its map room.

This is one scene of Chapter 11 — The Three Campaigns in China in Revolution, 1911–1949.

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