From his base in Yan'an, Mao authored several texts for his troops, including Philosophy of Revolution, which offered an introduction to the Marxist theory of knowledge; Protracted Warfare, which dealt with guerilla and mobile military tactics; and New Democracy, which laid forward ideas for China's future.
Fra sin base i Yan'an skrev Mao flere tekster til sine tropper inklsuive Revolutionens Filosofi, der gav en introduktion til den marxistiske om viden; Langvarig Krigsførsel, der omhandlede guerilla og mobile militær-taktikker; og Nyt Demokrati, hvor han fremlagde ideer for Kinas fremtid.