P'eng Te-huai: A Chronological Re-Examination

“Fight no battle unprepared, fight no battle you are not sure of winning.…” These words of Mao's, written just over 20 years ago, are an apt reminder of the fact that in the conduct of war, as in the control of the Party or the elimination of opposition, Mao makes no confrontation without inten...

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Published in:The China quarterly (London) 1969-03, Vol.37 (37), p.120-138
Main Author: Simmonds, J. D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cantons
Coincidence
Committees
Communes
Cultural revolutions
Government securities
National security
Political parties
Protest marches
Theater festivals
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Summary:“Fight no battle unprepared, fight no battle you are not sure of winning.…” These words of Mao's, written just over 20 years ago, are an apt reminder of the fact that in the conduct of war, as in the control of the Party or the elimination of opposition, Mao makes no confrontation without intensive preparation. They set the mood of this short study of the dismissal of P'eng Te-huai; a study in which my thesis is that P'eng was eliminated as a real or potential threat to Mao some months prior to the 8th Plenum.
ISSN:0305-7410
1468-2648
DOI:10.1017/S0305741000049006