The World Wars & the Postwar Order
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Summary
The widespread image is of China winning by feeding millions of men into human waves. The talk shows the evidence does not support it.
What China actually used was classical strategy and short-range attacks that left the other side unable to set up.
The real casualty figures differ sharply from the story, and even Western sources do not support the human-wave claim.
Key points
The refutation comes from Western sources
The accounts of people who were there do not match the explanation the press later used.
The human-wave story is comforting to the losing side
Saying you lost because the enemy did not value life is easier than admitting a tactical disadvantage.
Short-range attack was the actual tactic
Closing fast reduces the other side’s advantage in firepower and air support.
The story is still in circulation
The image of a Chinese army indifferent to casualties still appears in contemporary analysis.