Ep 43: Mao Zedong p2 - Rise of the Reds

A once-great country splintering into various factions all jockeying for control causing a Civil War even though the hostile factions should really rejoice in the common bond of their collective patriotism, allowing them to unite against the real threat - an outside, foreign aggressor? Nah, couldn't happen here. But it did happen in China. Join us as we examine how Mao Zedong managed to lead his army through the Chinese Civil War and eventually obtain victory through the use of Machiavellian guile.