Ep. 51 | How the Communists got China: The Huaihai Campaign (Part 2) | 淮海战役 (第二部)

We are in part 2 of our 3 part series, focusing on 3 decisive military campaigns won by the Chinese Communists over the Nationalist Kuomintang government in the Chinese Civil War, resulting in the Chinese Communists’ control of mainland China.

Today’s episode will focus on the second of the 3 military campaigns, the Huaihai Campaign, fought between the 6 November 1948 to 10 January 1949.

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I have posted a diagram onto my Instagram (@bamboohistorypodcast) and on my Youtube video detailing the movements of the armies in this campaign, as a visual aid.

 

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