The Great Leap

Lin Biao is going to take the glorification and deification of Mao to heights no one else. Not even Mao himself could do, he gave a superb performance at the 7000 cadre's conference. Joe had by now this very strained relationship with Nehru. In the 1950s they were BFFs. The whole McMahon line thing where the borders between India and China had been hastily drawn were swept under the rug. Now the rug had been pulled away and Nehru decided in 1962 that it was time to take back Indian territory from China. On October 21st the Chinese army counter-attacked and over a two-week period just completely overwhelmed and defeated the unprepared but extremely brave Indian