Long March, The - The Untold Story

Here are the stories behind the stories of the legendary Long March of 1934-1935, the 6,000-mile journey undertaken by the Red Army to escape annihilation by the formidable legions of Chiang Kai-shek. Out of this ordeal emerged the future leaders of Communist China.

Harrison Salisbury was allowed to retrace the route of the Long March, and to interview many of the principals involved, as well as the local people who, more than fifty years later, still vividly remembered that stellar time.