| |
| |
| List of Maps | |
| |
| |
| Abbreviations and a Note | |
| |
| |
| About Spelling in the Text | |
| |
| |
| |
| —Lukewarm Believer | |
| |
| |
| |
| On the Cusp from Ancient to Modern(1893–1911; age 1–17) | |
| |
| |
| |
| Becoming a Communist(1911–20; age 17–26) | |
| |
| |
| |
| Lukewarm Believer(1920–25; age 26–31) | |
| |
| |
| |
| Rise and Demise in the Nationalist Party (1925–27; age 31–33) | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| Hijacking a Red Force and Taking Over Bandit Land(1927–28; age 33–34) | |
| |
| |
| |
| Subjugating the Red Army Supremo(1928–30; age 34–36) | |
| |
| |
| |
| Takeover Leads to Death of Second Wife(1927–30; age 33–36) | |
| |
| |
| |
| Bloody Purge Paves the Way for “Chairman Mao”(1929–31; age 35–37) | |
| |
| |
| |
| Mao and the First Red State(1931–34; age 37–40) | |
| |
| |
| |
| Troublemaker to Figurehead(1931–34; age 37–40) | |
| |
| |
| |
| How Mao Got onto the Long March(1933–34; age 39–40) | |
| |
| |
| |
| Long March I: Chiang Lets the Reds Go(1934; age 40) | |
| |
| |
| |
| Long March II: The Power Behind the Throne(1934–35; age 40–41) | |
| |
| |
| |
| Long March III: Monopolising the Moscow Connection(1935; age 41) | |
| |
| |
| |
| —Building His Power Base | |
| |
| |
| |
| The Timely Death of Mao’s Host(1935–36; age 41–42) | |
| |
| |
| |
| Chiang Kai-shek Kidnapped(1935–36; age 41–42) | |
| |
| |
| |
| A National Player(1936; age 42–43) | |
| |
| |
| |
| New Image, New Life and New Wife(1937–38; age 43–44) | |
| |
| |
| |
| Red Mole Triggers China–Japan War(1937–38; age 43–44) | |
| |
| |
| |
| Fight Rivals and Chiang—Not Japan(1937–40; age 43–46) | |
| |
| |
| |
| Most Desired Scenario: Stalin Carves Up China with Japan(1939–40; age 45–46) | |
| |
| |
| |
| Death Trap for His Own Men(1940–41; age 46–47) | |
| |
| |
| |
| Building a Power Base Through Terror(1941–45; age 47–51) | |
| |
| |
| |
| Uncowed Opponent Poisoned(1941–45; age 47–51) | |
| |
| |
| |
| Supreme Party Leader at Last(1942–45; age 48–51) | |
| |
| |
| |
| —To Conquer China | |
| |
| |
| |
| “Revolutionary Opium War”(1937–45; age 43–51) | |
| |
| |
| |
| The Russians Are Coming!(1945–46; age 51–52) | |
| |
| |
| |
| Saved by Washington(1944–47; age 50–53) | |
| |
| |
| |
| Moles, Betrayals and Poor Leadership Doom Chiang(1945–49; age 51–55) | |
| |
| |
| |
| China Conquered(1946–49; age 52–55) | |
| |
| |
| |
| Totalitarian State, Extravagant Lifestyle(1949–53; age 55–59) | |
| |
| |
| Part 5 | |
| |
| |
| |
| Rivalry with Stalin(1947–49; age 53–55) | |
| |
| |
| |
| Two Tyrants Wrestle(1949–50; age 55–56) | |
| |
| |
| |
| Why Mao and Stalin Started the Korean War(1949–50; age 55–56) | |
| |
| |
| |
| Mao Milks the Korean War(1950–53; age 56–59) | |
| |
| |
| |
| Launching the Secret Superpower Programme(1953–54; age 59–60) | |
| |
| |
| |
| War on Peasants(1953–56; age 59–62) | |
| |
| |
| |
| Undermining Khrushchev(1956–59; age 62–65) | |
| |
| |
| |
| Killing the “Hundred Flowers”(1957–58; age 63–64) | |
| |
| |
| |
| The Great Leap: “Half of China May Well Have to Die”(1958–61; age 64–67) | |
| |
| |
| |
| Defence Minister Peng’s Lonely Battle(1958 | |