October 16, 2006
Chinese Communist Army Begins the Long March
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The Long March was a crucial event in the rise of the Chinese Communist state. Facing annihilation from Chang Kai-shek's Kuomintang (KMT) Army, the Communists retreated some 8,000 km (4,960 miles) in 370 days. Although a tactical defeat, the retreat allowed Communist forces to avoid destruction while the KMT battled the Japanese. Mao Zedong's forces later regrouped and defeated the KMT after World War II. What were the Eight Points of Attention followed by the soldiers during the Long March?
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