Liu Tong

Also known as: 「中」刘统等, 刘统著

Born: 1951–2022
Nationality: Chinese
Notable works: Kindling: Seeking the Path of China's Rejuvenation The War of Liberation: Decisive Battles (6 Volumes)A Record of the Red Army's Long March: Original Accounts

10 written works

About the author

Liu Tong (1951–2022) was born in Beijing and was a renowned historian and expert on Party history and military history. He studied at Shandong University and Fudan University, under Wang Zhongluo and Tan Qixiang. He served as a researcher at the Academy of Military Sciences of the Chinese People's Liberation Army and became a professor in the Department of History at Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2004. He long devoted himself to historical geography, CPC history, and the study of war crimes trials. His writing is known for solid use of historical sources and clear narration, and for revealing telling details within broad historical contexts. His works include The Kindling: In Search of China's Road to Renewal, Going North, and the Decisive Battles series, covering the Long March, the War of Liberation, postwar trials, and early biographies of Mao Zedong. He won the "China Good Book" award several times and has influenced both academic research and popular reading.

Written (10)

A Record of the Red Army's Long March: Original Accounts cover

A Record of the Red Army's Long March: Original Accounts Liu Tong SDX Joint Publishing Company · 2025 This book is a compilation of recollections of the Long March organized and edited by Comrade Mao Zedong in 1936. Its master copy served as an importa…

Northward: The Whole Story of the Struggle Between the Party Central Committee and Zhang Guotao cover

Northward: The Whole Story of the Struggle Between the Party Central Committee and Zhang Guotao Liu Tong SDX Joint Publishing Company · 2025 During the Red Army's Long March, the Party Central Committee and Zhang Guotao waged a fierce struggle over the strategic choice between marching nort…

The Early Years of Mao Zedong: Biography, Historical Sources, and Memoirs cover

The Early Years of Mao Zedong: Biography, Historical Sources, and Memoirs 斯诺 / Liu Tong SDX Joint Publishing Company · 2025 This book brings together biographical writings, historical materials, and reminiscences concerning the early years of Mao Zedong. Its contents includ…

Turning Point: The CPC Central Committee in Northern Shaanxi, 1947 cover

Turning Point: The CPC Central Committee in Northern Shaanxi, 1947 Liu Tong Shanghai People's Publishing House · 2024 In June 1946, the Kuomintang authorities launched an all-out civil war. In the early stage of the war, after our army shattered the Kuomintang's attem…

The War of Liberation: Decisive Battles (6 Volumes) cover

The War of Liberation: Decisive Battles (6 Volumes) Liu Tong / 袁德金 / 金立昕 Shanghai People's Publishing House · 2023 A six-volume series from Shanghai People's Publishing House commemorating the 90th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army. With a…

Kindling: Seeking the Path of China's Rejuvenation cover

Kindling: Seeking the Path of China's Rejuvenation Liu Tong Shanghai People's Publishing House · 2021 One hundred years ago, the question "Where should China go?" weighed on the mind of every patriot. At a time when the international communist movement…

The Great Trial: A Record of the Nationalist Government's Handling of Japanese War Criminals cover

The Great Trial: A Record of the Nationalist Government's Handling of Japanese War Criminals Liu Tong Shanghai People's Publishing House · 2021 This book is another major military history work by the renowned scholar Liu Tong, offering a comprehensive account of the Nationalist government's tr…

Decisive Battle: The Northeast War of Liberation, 1945–1948 cover

Decisive Battle: The Northeast War of Liberation, 1945–1948 Liu Tong Shanghai People's Publishing House · 2017 One of the "Liberation War" series published by Shanghai People's Publishing House to mark the 90th anniversary of the founding of the PLA. The Northe…

Decisive Battle: The East China War of Liberation, 1945–1949 cover

Decisive Battle: The East China War of Liberation, 1945–1949 Liu Tong Shanghai People's Publishing House · 2017 One of the "Liberation War" series published by Shanghai People's Publishing House to mark the 90th anniversary of the founding of the PLA. This volum…

Decisive Battle: The Central Plains and Southwest War of Liberation, 1945–1951 (War of Liberation Series) cover

Decisive Battle: The Central Plains and Southwest War of Liberation, 1945–1951 (War of Liberation Series) Liu Tong Shanghai People's Publishing House · 2017 One of the 'Liberation War' series published by Shanghai People's Press to mark the 90th anniversary of the founding of the PLA. This volume, Decisive…

Publishers

Shanghai People's Publishing House SDX Joint Publishing Company