This text chronicles in Mao's own words, the military struggles leading to the establishment of the Chinese Soviet Republic in 1931. It contains translations of the basic materials defining the policies and structure of the state within a state from 1931 to 1934.

This projected ten-volume edition of Mao Zedong's writings provides abundant documentation in his own words regarding his life and thought. It has been compiled from all available Chinese sources, including the many new texts that appeared in 1993, Mao's centenary.