Yenan
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Chefoo's capture was the greatest Government victory since, the capture of Yenan, the Communist capital.
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When the Communists finally reached Yenan 14 months later, only 25,000 of them were left.
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There were only four automobiles in Yenan then, and when Mao required one, his vehicle was a converted ambulance.
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Hurley had already failed to make peace between Stilwell and Chiang when he decided to take off for Yenan to make peace between Communists and Nationalists.
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Lacking a Ho Chi Minh Trail for receiving foreign supplies, or a remote base camp like Mao's Yenan, they devised a strategy for encircling the cities from the countryside.
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