A comrade here on Hexbear recently explained how Mao focused on taking control of Japanese industries in the northeast of China at the expense of almost all other territory, gambling that this superior production base would be the path to ultimate victory. I've been thinking about that for awhile now, and I know very little about the course of this conflict. I know there was the Long March at some point, there was a flimsy truce between the CPC and Nationalists during the Japanese occupation, and that the US Congress referred to Chang as "General Cash-My-Check" because he was so useless.

Realistically, an English language history that's sympathetic to the Communist cause is probably a hard ask. I don't mind some liberal brainworms as long as they're not too severe. A quick youtube search was just animated map bullshit, and I'm dreading browsing the library or a bookstore for books on the topic.

Any suggestions?