Author: Huang, Yao
Title: Zai zhan dou zhong cheng zhang di Luo Ronghuan / Huang Yao
Description: Beijing, Jie fang jun chu ban she, (1983). orig.wrappers. 20x14cm, 314, [4] pp.. 4pp photoplates.. Minor rubbing. VG. ¶ Text entirely in Chinese. Biography of Luo Ronghuan [1902-1963]. ["Luo was born in a village in Hengshan County, Hunan Province. He joined the Chinese Communist Youth League in April 1927 and the CCP later that year. During the Long March he served as security chief. After World War II, Luo Ronghuan served as the political commissar of Lin Biao in Manchuria during the Chinese civil war. Unbeknownst to outsiders, Luo's contribution to the communist victory in Manchuria and hence to a great degree, in the mainland China was far greater than what was previously publicized, and in fact, greater than that of Lin Biao. The reason is that people often overlooked Luo's political contribution by concentrating on Lin Biao's military victories. However, Lin Biao, or any communist commanders would never be able to achieve any military victory if there is not any strong and stable political support from the troops and the general populace. This is where Luo's importance proved to be critical: Luo's skillful political work ensured the troops' loyalty and popular support of the communists. After the end of World War II, the communists demilitarized more than a million of its troops. However, the communist demilitarization was far from the peaceful demilitarization of the nationalist counterparts,and in fact, the communist demilitarization was part of Mao's class struggle in which most of these demilitarized troops and cadres were persecuted..." - wikipedia].

Keywords: Chinese Military History, Luo Ronghuan, Communist China, Communism, People's Army, East Asia, Biography, Political Politics,