The Tragedy Of Lin Biao: Riding The Tiger During The Cultural Revolution, 1966-1971

This book offers a pathbreaking study and an interpretation which radically undermines the standard view of Lin Biao as an ambitious politician who maneuvered his way to the top, adopted a radical position during the Cultural Revolution to promote his own interests, and eventually came undone by seeking to consolidate his own power and military dominance over the polity, thus leading to a vicious power struggle with Mao.