"Defending Yan'an" is the first excellent novel in the history of contemporary literature that positively describes the War of Liberation. It brilliantly reflects the famous Battle of Yan'an in the War of Liberation. The work focuses on the bloody battles between our army and thousands of times the number of enemies in the northwest battlefield, with the battles of Qinghuabian, Panlongzhen, Yulin, and Shajiadian as the main line. It artistically summarizes the historic process of our army's transition from strategic defense to strategic counteroffensive, depicts the grand scenes of the People's War, and profoundly reveals the fundamental reasons why this war was successful. It is grand in scale, full of passion, concise and simple in language, and rough and majestic in style. On September 23, 2019, "Defending Yan'an" was selected into the "Collection of 70 Novels in the 70 Years of New China".
Reader comments
I especially like the descriptions of combat strategies and characters' emotions in the book, which are very realistic. This reminds me of Red Sun, which is also a great war-themed novel. I think the characters in "Defense of Yan'an" and "Red Sun" are full of courage and wisdom, which are admirable
I especially like the descriptions of combat strategies and characters' emotions in the book, which are very realistic. This reminds me of Red Sun, which is also a great war-themed novel. I think the characters in "Defense of Yan'an" and "Red Sun" are full of courage and wisdom, which are admirable