| ID | 146445 |
| Title Proper | Battle of Quemoy |
| Other Title Information | the amphibious assault that held the postwar military balance in the Taiwan strait |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Yu, Maochun Miles |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | In the annals of the communist world, the month of October enjoys supreme sanctity. The Red October of 1917 ushered in the first socialist government, which would eventually become the Soviet Union. In the People’s Republic of China (PRC), October is indelibly enshrined as the anniversary month of the founding of the communist state, observed with a multiday national celebration. But each year, amid glorious celebratory glow marking the inauguration of the PRC, the memory of a forbidden and inglorious episode surfaces—inevitably, albeit surreptitiously and furtively—within China’s educated and political elite. The event took place a little over three weeks after Mao Zedong triumphantly announced at Tiananmen Square, on 1 October 1949, the establishment of the People’s Republic. |
| `In' analytical Note | Naval War College Review Vol. 69, No.2; Spring 2016: p.91-107 |
| Journal Source | Naval War College Review Vol: 69 No 2 |
| Key Words | PLA ; China ; Taiwan Strait ; Amphibious Assaul ; Postwar Military Balance ; Battle of Quemoy |