Long March
Red Army's trek
The Long March was the 1934–35 retreat of Chinese Communist forces across 6,000 miles of difficult terrain to escape Nationalist encirclement.
Led by Mao Zedong, it became a founding myth of the People's Republic—a symbol of revolutionary endurance against impossible odds.
The phrase now describes any arduous, protracted struggle toward a distant goal.
Soviet ground forces
- Chinese Civil WarStruggle that split China
- Communist Party of ChinaChina's ruling political organization
- SichuanSouthwestern Chinese province
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
Suffering from difficult circumstances
- survivalRemaining alive against odds
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
resilience · stamina · grit · perseverance · sacrifice · starvation · frostbite · exhaustion
Irregular combat using ambushes
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
- tacticsMethods to achieve goals
- evasionAct of escaping detection
- flankingAt the sides of
mobility · skirmishes · ambush · pursuit · breakthrough · crossing · defensive · offensive
Narrative explaining how something began
- propagandaBiased information for influence
- revolutionarySeeking fundamental systemic change
- iconographyAnalysis of artistic symbols
- mythmakingCrafting foundational narratives
commemoration · heroism · martyrs · national narrative · pilgrimage · reenactment · anniversary · monument
Red Army
Soviet ground forces
- Chinese Civil WarStruggle that split China
- Communist Party of ChinaChina's ruling political organization
- SichuanSouthwestern Chinese province
Mao Zedong · Zhou Enlai · retreat · survivors · veterans
hardship
Suffering from difficult circumstances
- survivalRemaining alive against odds
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
- determinationFirmness of purpose
fortitude · resilience · stamina · grit · perseverance · sacrifice · starvation · frostbite · exhaustion · attrition
guerrilla warfare
Irregular combat using ambushes
flanking · mobility · skirmishes · ambush · pursuit · breakthrough · crossing · defensive · offensive · regrouping
founding myth
Narrative explaining how something began
- propagandaBiased information for influence
- revolutionarySeeking fundamental systemic change
- iconographyAnalysis of artistic symbols
mythmaking · commemoration · heroism · martyrs · national narrative · pilgrimage · reenactment · anniversary · monument · museum
- rocketsrocket, rockets, ballistic missile, booster, boosters
- Asian historyancient China, China, empresses, shoguns, Chinese civilization
- Space Programsrocket launch, satellite launch, launch vehicles, space station, lunar mission
- Historic Marches
- Mao's ChinaCultural Revolution, Great Leap Forward, Little Red Book, Maoism, Red Guards
- Chinese Civil WarCCP, Kuomintang, Communist Party, Nationalists, Mao Zedong
Long Marchadvance
Move or progress forward
offensive · invasion · forward march · charge · conquest
Long Marchannihilation
Utter, complete destruction
defeat · capitulation · final stand · last stand · surrender
long, march, length, longer, lengthy, prolong, marching, prolonged, elongate