Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 10:31 PM 7/17/03 -0600, Greg J. Lorenzo wrote: >You're arguing that a rather obscure IRA leader is some world renowned >guerilla leader and guru whose capabilities and feats exceeded or even >belong to be mentioned in the same sentence as Mao Tse-Tung and Ho Chi >Minh and you call my arguments shaky? The reality, however, remains that Collins was so described by Trotsky and, later, by Tito. And, yes, the study of the IRA campaign against the British was made the core of the insurgency school conducted by the Soviets and attended by such worthies as Ho, Mao, and Tito. You are correct to note that the Soviets continued to back Chiang even after Marshall had effectively ended US support for the KMT government. However, the Soviets played both sides against the middle, and Mao's guys received significant support from the Soviets beginning in 1925. Chiang, after all, had also attended the same school which Ho, Mao, and Tito attended. Marc msmall@infionline.net FAX: +540/343-7315 Cha robh bąs fir gun ghrąs fir! - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html