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One of Mao Tse-tung\'s most significant contributions to Communist ideology as well as to the study of History and of Warfare is his articulation of the theory and tactics of People\'s War.
People\'s War has been the chief type of warfare in colonies and Third World neo-colonial societies against Western domination during the Twentieth and into the Twenty-First Centuries. Although around for centuries, the articulation of the \"rules\" of People\'s War did not occur until Mao led China\'s Revolution against both the domestic power structure in China, led by the KMT Party, and against the Japanese military, which occupied much of China, 1931 - 1945. Much of the theory and practice of People\'s War was learned and refined during the struggles against the KMT and the Japanese forces.
The United States in particular learned the lessons of People\'s War the hard way, in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, and more recently in Iraq and Afghanistan. In the vocabulary of Western militaries, the type of People\'s War tactics used against Western military forces is called \"asymmetrical warfare.\"
These two versions of quotations from Mao\'s writings on People\'s War followed the great success of the \"Little Red Book\" published two years earlier, which contained quotations by Mao on a much broader range of topics.
The first Red Book on People\'s War was designed to fit in a shirt pocket. The second version, published in 1969, was designed to fit in a vest pocket. Both versions were designed to have small quotations to be read, studied, and discussed during small breaks for rest and relaxation during work or training, or during meals or study sessions.
It is exceedingly Rare to discover two mint condition versions of CHAIRMAN MAO TSE-TUNG ON PEOPLE\'S WAR for sale together.
