Lot 236
Published by Foreign Language Press, Peking, 1954, First Edition. First Edition. With photographic portrait frontispiece. 8vo, publisher's original maroon cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine and upper cover and decorated with a star and rules in blind on the cover. 140 pp. This is a series of lectures delivered from May 26 to June 3, 1938, at the Association for the Study of the Anti-Japanese War in Yenan. Mao starts off the book by critiquing the "defeatist exponents of the theory of national subjugation". He argues that because of the creation of the Second United Front and national "perseverance" the Japanese have failed to achieve a victory through mobile warfare and that China was now engaged in a "protracted war". Afterwards, Mao criticizes the proponents of "China's quick victory" stating that they were underestimating the enemy. He expresses his dislike of armchair generals who assume that Guerrilla warfare holds a supplementary role to mobile warfare. Mao laments that their hopes consisted chiefly of a victory through foreign military intervention by the Soviet Union or victory through a decisive military solution. Mao stated that there had to be three prerequisites in order to achieve victory and defeat the forces of Japan: "First, the establishment of an anti-Japanese united front in China; second, the formation of an international anti-Japanese united front; third, the rise of the revolutionary movement of the people in Japan and the Japanese colonies. From the standpoint of the Chinese people, the unity of the people of China is the most important of the three conditions." "The present English translation of Mao Tse-tung's On the Protracted War, together with the editor's note, has been made from the Chinese text Please ask specific questions on details, condition, and shipping prior to bidding, ALL ITEMS ARE SOLD AS IS, and the bidder will be responsible for payment. We box and ship what we can to keep costs low, and use USPS and UPS. Large items, extremely fragile, and high value items will be packed by UPS. Quotes available on request
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Dimensions:
- 5-3/8" x 7.5" Condition:
- Very Good Condition with no missing or torn pages
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