Mao: the unknown story / Jung Chang and Jon Halliday

Includes bibliographical references and index.

PART ONE - Lukewarm Believer
1 On the Cusp from Ancient to Modern (1893-1911; age 1-17) -- 2 Becoming a Communist (1911-20; age 17-26) -- 3 Lukewarm Believer (1920-25; age 26-31) -- 4 Rise and Demise in the Nationalist Party (1925-27; age 31-33)

PART TWO — Long March to Supremacy in the Party
5 Hijacking a Red Force and Taking Over Bandit Land (1927-28; age 33-34) -- 6 Subjugating the Red Army Supremo (1928-30; age 34-36) -- 7 Takeover Leads to Death of Second Wife (1927-30; age 33-36) -- 8 Bloody Purge Paves the Way for 'Chairman Mao' (1929-31; age 35-37) -- 9 Mao and the First Red State (1931-34; age 37-40) -- 10 Troublemaker to Figurehead (1931—34; age 37-40) -- 11 How Mao Got onto the Long March (1933-34; age 39-40) -- 12 Long March I: Chiang Lets the Reds Go (1934; age 40) -- 13 Long March II: The Power behind the Throne (1934-35; age-' 40-41) -- 14 Long March III: Monopolising the Moscow Connection (1935: age 41)

PART THREE - Building His Power Base
15 The Timely Death of Mao's Host (1935-36; age 41-42) -- 16 Chiang Kai-shek Kidnapped (1935-36; age 41-42) -- 17 A National Player (1936; age 42-43) -- 18 New Image, New Life and New Wife (1937-38; age 43-44) -- 19 Red Mole Triggers China Japan War (1937-38; age 43-44) -- 20 Fight Rivals and Chiang - Not Japan (1937-40; age 43-46) -- 21 Most Desired Scenario: Stalin Carves up China with Japan (1939-40; age 45-46) -- 22 Death Trap for His Own Men (1940-41; age 46-47) -- 23 Building a Power Base through Terror (1941-45; age 47-51) -- 24 Uncowed Opponent Poisoned (1941—45; age 47—51) -- 25 Supreme Party Leader at Last (1942-45; age 48-51)

PART FOUR - To Conquer China
26 'Revolutionary Opium War' (1937-45; age 43-50 -- 27 The Russians Are Coming! (1945-46; age 51-52) -- 28 Saved by Washington (1944-47; age 50-53) -- 29 Moles, Betrayals and Poor Leadership Doom Chiang (1945-49; age 51-55) -- 30 China Conquered (1946-49; age 52-55) -- 31 Totalitarian State, Extravagant Lifestyle (1949-53; age 55-59)

PART FIVE - Chasing a Superpower Dream
32 Rivalry with Stalin (1947-49; age 53-55) -- 33 Two Tyrants Wrestle (1949-50; age 55-56) -- 34 Why Mac) and Stalin Started the Korean War (1949 50; age 55 56) -- 35 Mao Milks the Korean War (1950-53; age 56-59) 36 Launching the Secret Superpower Programme (1953-54: age 59-60) -- 37 War on Peasants (1953-56; age 59-62) -- 38 Undermining Khrushchev (1956-59; age 62-65) -- 39 Killing the 'Hundred Flowers' (1957-58; age 63-64) -- 40 The Great Leap:'Half of China May Well Have to Die" (1958-61; age 64-67) -- 41 Defence Minister Peng's Lonely Battle (1958-59;age 64-65) -- 42 The Tibetans Rebel (1950-61; age 56-67) -- 43 Maoism does (llobal (1959-64; age 65-70) -- 44 Ambushed by the President (1961-62; age 67-68) -- 45 The Bomb (1962-64; age 68-70) -- 46 A Time of Uncertainty and Setbacks (1962-65; age 68-71)

PART SIX- Unsweet Revenge
47 A Horse-trade Secures the Cultural Revolution (1965-66; age 71-72) -- 48 The Great Purge (1966-67; age 72-73) -- 49 Unsweet Revenge (1966-74; age 72-80) -- 50 The Chairman's New Outfit (1967-70; age 73-76) -- 51 A War Scare (1969-71; age 75-77) -- 52 Falling Out with Lin Biao (1970-71; age 76-77) -- 53 Maoism Falls Flat on the World Stage (1966-70; age 72-76) -- 54 Nixon: the Red-baiter Baited (1970-73; age 76—79) -- 55 The Boss Denies Chou Cancer Treatment (1972-74; age 78-80) -- 56 Mme Mao in the Cultural Revolution (1966-75; age 72-81) -- 57 Enfeebled Mao Hedges His Bets (1973-76; age 79-82) -- 58 Last Days (1974—76; age 80-82)