Wang Erzhuo
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Editor's review
From an editor's perspective, the book's distinctive value lies in its historiographical significance of "setting the record straight." It avoids legendary or romanticized narration, and instead, through solid textual research, traces Wang Erzhuo's revolutionary trajectory from a first-cohort cadet at Whampoa to the Nanchang Uprising, the Southern Hunan Uprising, and the struggles at Jinggangshan, offering a profound analysis of his concrete contributions to military command, political work, and the exploration of army-building principles. The book's treatment of the historical facts surrounding the "August Failure" in particular demonstrates the complexity and objectivity of historical research.
Reading this book offers not only an understanding of a heroic figure's life but also, through an individual's fate, a glimpse of the hardships, the glow of idealism, and the internal ideological and line struggles of the people's army in its early years. Written in plain prose, rich in historical sources, and detailed in annotation, it serves both as reference material for professional researchers and as a reliable historical window for general readers to understand how revolutionary forebears held fast to their faith and remained unswervingly committed amid extreme adversity. This book is a solid textual tribute to revolutionary tradition.
Who it's for
A good fit for
- Readers with a strong interest in CCP history, people's military history, and especially the history of the Jinggangshan struggle
- Readers hoping to learn more about the lives and deeds of revolutionary martyrs and to seek spiritual nourishment
- Professionals engaged in historical research, ideological and political education, or related fields
- Readers who prefer biographies grounded in rigorous historical sources and written in a solemn, solid style
Not a good fit for
- Readers expecting legendary stories with dramatic plots and literary embellishment
- Readers lacking basic background knowledge of modern revolutionary history and without the patience for source-based historical material
Reading tips
- It is recommended to read this book against the broader context of the early history of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, and to consult authoritative historical works on the Jinggangshan revolutionary base area alongside it for a more three-dimensional understanding.
- The book involves a large number of historical events, personal names, and place names; readers need not try to memorize them all at once. Treat it as a historical map, focusing on understanding the historical threads and the choices made by individuals.
- Pay attention to the endnotes, references, and appendices at the back of the book; they extend its scholarly value and provide reliable leads for deeper inquiry.
About the publisher
Xuexi Publishing House is a book, audio, and electronic publishing unit under the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, with its publishing focus on promoting and explaining the Party's innovative theories. It has 171 books in the database, commonly classified under law, politics, general biography, and documentary literature. Representative titles include the Study Outline of Xi Jinping Thought on the Rule of Law, the Study Outline of Xi Jinping Thought on Economics, the One Hundred Questions for Studying the Report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Study Questions and Answers on Xi Jinping Thought on Diplomacy, and biographies of Tan Sitong, Qiu Jin, Ye Ting, and Peng Xuefeng. Its author resources include the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, the Office of the Commission for Overall Law-Based Governance of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, as well as Zhang Haipeng, Zhao Xingsheng, and Cui Huajie — mostly institutions and researchers in relevant fields, reflecting a publishing profile that gives equal weight to theoretical works and biographies.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 中华先烈人物故事汇《王尔琢》编委会
- 引子
- 01 自古英雄出少年
- 善良好学
- 书生意气
- 立志救国
- 02 投考黄埔建功勋
- 投笔从戎
- 黄埔骄子
- 参加东征
- 投身北伐
- 侠骨柔情
- 03 峥嵘建军岁月稠
- 参加南昌起义
- 激战三河坝
- “美髯公”参谋长
- 智取宜章城
- 痛打许克祥
- 化装入敌巢
- 设伏敖山庙
- 04 井冈山上骁勇将
- 会师井冈山
- 大战五斗江
- 激战草市坳
- “飞兵团长”
- 龙源口大捷
- 05 壮志未酬身先死
- 风云突变
- 兵败郴州
- 崇义遇难
- 06 尾声
- 后记
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About the author
The PLA Party History and Military History Research Center of the Academy of Military Sciences is a specialized research institution under the Academy of Military Sciences. Its full name is the PLA Party History and Military History Research Center, and it is affiliated with the Academy of Military Political Work. It mainly performs official duties in compiling history, writing biographies, and editing chronicles, and undertakes major compilation projects such as the Military History of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. It is regarded as one of the "national teams" in Party and military history research. The center has 31 works in the database, focused on documentary literature and comprehensive biography. Its representative works cover figures such as Ye Ting, Peng Xuefeng, Mao Anying, Xiang Ying, Zhao Shangzhi, Zhu Rui, Xie Zichang, and Luo Binghui. Due to limited public information, details of its institutional evolution and staffing are unknown, but based on its existing works, the center emphasizes rigorous historical source organization in presenting the lives of revolutionary figures. Its writing style leans toward documentary and biography, and it has a certain influence in popularizing Party and military history.
