On Protracted War
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Oct 4, 2026
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Mao Zedong: From Humble Beginnings to Revolutionary Leader — The Rise of Modern China and Its Lasting Impact
Oct 4 · 1 Mention
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67:19speaker_0NARRATOR
But the writing was clear, accessible, and practical in its orientation, which made it useful for training party cadres who needed something concrete to apply.
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67:30speaker_0NARRATOR
He also wrote On Protracted War in nineteen thirty-eight, his most systematic statement of military strategy, which argued that China could not defeat Japan quickly but could outlast it through a long struggle that exhausted the occupying force’s capacity to sustain an overseas campaign.
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67:50speaker_0NARRATOR
The argument turned out to be correct, though not in the way Mao imagined.
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67:54speaker_0NARRATOR
It was ultimately American military pressure in the Pacific that broke Japan, not communist guerrilla resistance.
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Unknown podcast
Mao Zedong: From Humble Beginnings to Revolutionary Leader — The Rise of Modern China and Its Lasting Impact
Oct 4 · 1 Mention
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67:19speaker_0HOST
But the writing was clear, accessible, and practical in its orientation, which made it useful for training party cadres who needed something concrete to apply.
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67:30speaker_0HOST
He also wrote On Protracted War in nineteen thirty-eight, his most systematic statement of military strategy, which argued that China could not defeat Japan quickly but could outlast it through a long struggle that exhausted the occupying force’s capacity to sustain an overseas campaign.
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67:50speaker_0HOST
The argument turned out to be correct, though not in the way Mao imagined.
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67:54speaker_0HOST
It was ultimately American military pressure in the Pacific that broke Japan, not communist guerrilla resistance.