Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface IX
3. Contents XIII
4. 1. The Twig Bends, and the Tree Inclines 1
5. 2. United Front and Civil War 26
6. 3. Mao Takes to the Hills 44
7. 4. Building the Kiangsi Soviet 57
8. 5. The Party Center Moves in on Mao 71
9. 6. Long Marches, and the Road to War 83
10. 7. United Front and People's War 93
11. 8. Leaning to One Side and Walking on One Leg 120
12. 9. Fragrant Flowers and Stinking Weeds 136
13. 10. The East Wind Blows 149
14. 11. Great Leap and Resounding Fall 159
15. 12. "A House Divided" 182
16. 13. The Barrel of the Gun 198
17. 14. The Gathering Storm 212
18. 15. Assault on the Watertight Kingdom 230
19. 16. The Red Guard Rebellion 249
20. 17. The Unleashing of Madame Mao 268
21. 18. The Shanghai Storm 286
22. 19. Strategy for the Seizure of Power 298
23. 20. The Black Wind of February 318
24. 21. "National Betrayal" 337
25. 22. The Center of the World 349
26. 23. "Put Destruction First" 382
27. 24. Chairman Mao Takes a Trip 413
28. 25. A Gift of Mangoes 433
29. 26. Internal Consolidation under External Pressure 459
30. 27. Going Mao's Way 478
31. 28. Epilogue: The Lin Piao Affair 499
32. Who's Who 514
33. Abbreviations 535
34. Notes 536
35. Selected Bibliography 590
36. Index 595