'This is an important book for several reasons ... a compelling alternative account of contemporary Chinese history ... a fascinating insight into the little known world of Chinese "political warfare".' - Intelligence and National Security

• Part 1 The end of an era. Part 2 Jiangxhi - the making of a counterrevolutinary: Maoist insurgency; a youth in Longnan; counterinsturgency and the mobilization of the populace; first steps into the KMT infrastructure; joining the elite; Gannan - revolution in the counterrevolution; brave new world. Part 3 Civil war - competing revolutions: aftermath of war; end of the Youth Army; fighting tigers in Shanghai; end of the Old Regime. Part 4 Taiwan - revolution in exile: reoganizing the revolution; political warfare versus intelligence; reconstructing a revolutionary weapon; trials in the quest for perfection; political warfare versus internal security. Part 5 Counterrevolution exported: political warfare in Vietnam; political warfare in Cambodia; political warfare in strategic context. Part 6 Strategic counterrevolution: renewed security concerns; the realities of power; Liu Shao Kang - strategic counterrevolution; on into exile. Part 7 Paraguay - back to Jiangxi: a community in search of itself; Paraguay in search of development. Part 8 A new era?