1) Zhu De. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth
Edition. 2000.
...Chinese military leader who took part in a Communist rebellion that marked the birth of the Chinese Red Army (1927). He commanded the Communist forces until 1954....
2) Ulaanbaatar. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Ulaanbaatar, or Ulan Bator (both: oolan´ ba´tor) (KEY) [Mongolian,=red hero], Chinese Kulun, city (1995 est. pop. 600,000), capital of the Republic of Mongolia, E...
3) Peng Dehuai. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...1898-1974, Communist Chinese general and political leader. He held various command positions in the Red Army, and in 1934-35 he joined with Mao Zedong and Zhu De...
4) Mao Zedong. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002
...Mao Zedong (mowd-zuh-DOONG) A Chinese revolutionary leader of the twentieth century. He led an army of workers and peasants on the Long March in the 1920s and used...
5) Chen Yi. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Military Academy. After the Kuomintang-Communist alliance collapsed (1927), he joined the Fourth Red Army (1928) and was an early supporter of Mao Zedong. One of...
6) Cultural Revolution. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...of a bureaucratized Soviet style of communism. Mao closed schools and encouraged students to join Red Guard units, which persecuted Chinese teachers and intellectuals...
7) Lin Biao. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...became one of Zhu De's leading military aides. His skill as a tactician earned him the command of a Red Army corps, and after the long march, he headed the Red Academy...
8) 1968. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History
...resulting in a gradual restoration of order. In the spring and summer, many violent clashes occurred between the Red Guards and the workers and peasants organized...
9) 1939. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History
...had been integrated into the overall GMD military structure, though as independent units. The Red Army in Yan'an became the Eighth Route Army, and Communist forces...
10) Mao Zedong. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...withstanding five encirclement campaigns launched by Chiang Kai-shek, Mao led (1934-35) the Red Army on the long march (6,000 mi/9,656 km) from Jiangxi north to Yan'an...
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