Cheng, Victor Shiu2015-12-132015-12-130097-7004http://hdl.handle.net/1885/83911This article is an interdisciplinary study of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) military decision making at the outset of the civil war. The historical phenomenon of the Communists' invocation of "Madrid" is studied in the context of the Chinese civil war inKeywords: civil war; communism; historical geography; military intervention; political history; twentieth century; Asia; China; Eastern Hemisphere; Eurasia; Far East; World Battle of Sipingjie; Chinese civil war; Manchurian civil war; Military decision making; Strategic culture200510.1177/00977004042705492015-12-12