Huang Gonglue cover

Huang Gonglue

Rating 3.8
Word count
62K words
Chapters
32
ISBN
9787514710069

Tags

Summary

This book, part of the "Stories of Chinese Martyrs" series, introduces the life of Comrade Huang Gonglue, an outstanding commander of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army and a modern Chinese military strategist. Taking the key times and events of Huang Gonglue's life as its main thread, the book moves from his youth and entry into the Hunan Army to his joining the Communist Party of China, then joining the Red Army, leading the creation of revolutionary base areas, and repeatedly distinguishing himself in counter-encirclement campaigns, up to his heroic sacrifice for the revolutionary cause—weaving representative stories into a portrait of Comrade Huang Gonglue's firm revolutionary faith, deep love for country and family, and noble spirit of dedication.

Editor's review

Compiled by the authoritative PLA Party History and Military History Research Center of the Academy of Military Sciences and included in the "Biographies of Senior Generals of the Chinese People's Liberation Army" series, Huang Gonglue systematically reconstructs the brief yet brilliant revolutionary career of Martyr Huang Gonglue using detailed primary archives and rigorous historical scholarship. As an outstanding early commander of the Red Army and the central figure of Mao Zedong's poetic line "we relied on Huang Gonglue for a flank force," the book is not only a personal biography but a window into key history such as the Jinggangshan struggle and the counter-encirclement campaigns in the Central Soviet Area.

The editors believe the book's core value lies in its authority and depth. Drawing on the Academy's rich archival resources, the research team carefully traces major historical events in which Huang Gonglue took part, including the Pingjiang Uprising, the creation of the Hunan-Hubei-Jiangxi Soviet Area, and his leadership of the Sixth Red Army, correcting some widely circulated but inaccurate folk legends. The book's analysis of Huang Gonglue's military thought, his art of commanding troops, and his interactions with leaders such as Mao Zedong and Peng Dehuai is especially incisive, showing the complexity and roundness of a historical figure within a grand narrative.

Reading this book, one not only learns the life of a revolutionary martyr but also senses the arduous course of the early Red Army's exploration of army-building under extremely difficult conditions. Its style is solid and measured, its source citations standard; though without literary flourish, the historical weight and spiritual appeal between the lines make it an irreplaceable reference for readers wishing to understand deeply the history of the people's army and the history of the Agrarian Revolutionary War.

Who it's for

A good fit for

  • Scholars with a strong interest in CPC history and the military history of the people's army
  • Readers wishing to understand key historical details from the Jinggangshan period to the Central Soviet Area period
  • Those engaged in ideological and political education or red-culture communication
  • Serious readers seeking authoritative, reliable biographies of historical figures

Not a good fit for

  • Readers of popular books seeking dramatic, novel-like narrative pleasure
  • Readers impatient with military-historical detail who expect quick reading

Reading tips

  1. Can be read alongside relevant works from Volume One of Selected Works of Mao Zedong for historical context
  2. While reading, note the book's process of verifying different accounts of historical events to appreciate historical research methods
  3. The chronology, brief lists of posts, and other materials in the appendices have reference value and can be put to good use

About the publisher

Xuexi Publishing House China · Founded in 1993

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

  1. 版权信息
  2. 中华先烈人物故事汇《黄公略》编委会
  3. 引子
  4. 01 聪颖勇敢少年
  5. 村里有个“公平哥”
  6. 黄公略名字的由来
  7. 不畏强暴的少年“好汉”
  8. 02 踏入戎马生涯
  9. 与彭德怀相识
  10. 革命思想萌芽
  11. 上黄埔军校
  12. 试探彭德怀
  13. 献计营救特委同志
  14. 乔装寻访地下党
  15. 提前发起平江暴动
  16. 03 转战湘鄂赣边
  17. 在游击中发展壮大
  18. 《论游击战术》出炉
  19. 整顿红6军
  20. 百姓家里换神牌
  21. 大仗打主攻
  22. 04 反“围剿”屡建奇功
  23. “牧娃诱牛”释疑惑
  24. 施计活捉张辉瓒
  25. 军长试枪当教官
  26. 老母妻儿被“吊羊”
  27. 飞将军自重霄入
  28. 大义灭亲为革命
  29. 重兵伏击老营盘
  30. 将军血洒六渡坳
  31. 05 尾声
  32. 后记

FAQ

What is this book's Douban rating?
A search shows that the book currently has no rating information on the Douban platform. This is usually related to the relatively specialized subject matter and specific readership, and does not affect its value as an authoritative work on Party and military history.
What kind of institution is the author, the "PLA Party History and Military History Research Center of the Academy of Military Sciences"?
It is an authoritative research institution under the Chinese People's Liberation Army Academy of Military Sciences, specifically responsible for the research, compilation, and review of the history of the Communist Party of China and the Chinese People's Liberation Army. Its publications are highly authoritative and accurate.
How does this book differ from other books on Huang Gonglue on the market?
The biggest difference is its rigorous positioning as official historiography. Based on large numbers of declassified archives, internal documents, and rigorous verification, it focuses on the accurate reconstruction and in-depth analysis of historical facts rather than literary storytelling, making it an authoritative text combining research and biography.

Comments

Find this book

This site is an index: you start “Search all sources” in your browser, and the entries it lists all point to third-party sites; please judge their availability yourself.

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.

More by the same author

Top rated in the same category