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The Armies of Warlord China 1911-1928
Philip Jowett
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Description for The Armies of Warlord China 1911-1928
Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, 649 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJF; HBLW; HBW; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 285 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1396.
China in the 1910s and 1920s was dominated by a succession of military strongmen who fought with each other for the control of the country. Weak central government meant that provincial governors or Warlords and their personal armies were left to fight over the country. The wars that resulted cost millions of civilian deaths and the death of hundreds of thousands of ordinary soldiers. In total a staggering 500 wars were fought over a seventeen year period from 1911 to 1928 starting with the fall of the Qing Dynasty and ending with the victory of the Nationalists in 1928. ... Read more
China in the 1910s and 1920s was dominated by a succession of military strongmen who fought with each other for the control of the country. Weak central government meant that provincial governors or Warlords and their personal armies were left to fight over the country. The wars that resulted cost millions of civilian deaths and the death of hundreds of thousands of ordinary soldiers. In total a staggering 500 wars were fought over a seventeen year period from 1911 to 1928 starting with the fall of the Qing Dynasty and ending with the victory of the Nationalists in 1928. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
1395g
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764343452
SKU
V9780764343452
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About Philip Jowett
Philip Jowett is an English military historian and author, originally from Leeds in West Yorkshire he now lives with his wife and children in North Lincolnshire. His books cover various aspects of military history from 1900 to 1950, with a special interest in East Asian warfare during this period.
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