Inside China 1943-1945: An Eyewitness Account of America's Mission to Yenan

A firsthand account of China's developing Communist movement, recorded on location by one of the commanding officers of the U.S. Army Observers Group, known as the Dixie Mission.

The Dixie Mission lived in the caves of Yenan with the leaders of the Communist movement, Mao, Chou En Lai, Chu Teh, and others. Firsthand account of day-to-day living with these Chinese leaders behind the Japanese lines during World War II.

123 original photos of members of the mission, life in China, and the Chinese leadership. Portraits of eight Chinese leaders were taken by the official Chinese Communist photographer and gifted to the author. Photos are one-half and full page, reproduced on glossy photo quality stock.

Stamped with author's Chinese chop