Defeated in the Sino-Japanese War 1894–95 and the Boxer Rebellion of
1900, Imperial China collapsed into revolution and a republic was
proclaimed in 1912. From the death of the first president in 1916 to
the rise of the Nationalist Kuomintang government in 1926, the
differing regions of this vast country were ruled by endlessly
forming, breaking and re-forming alliances of regional generals who
ruled as 'warlords'. These warlords acted essentially as local kings
and much like Sengoku-period Japan, fewer, larger power-blocks
emerged, fielding armies hundreds of thousands strong. In the midto
late 1920s some of these regional warlords. This book will reveal each
great warlord as well as the organization of their forces which
acquired much and very varied weaponry from the west including the
latest French air force bombers. They were also joined by Japanese,
White Russian and some Western soldiers of fortune which adds even
more colour to a fascinating and oft-forgotten period.
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ISBN
9781849084031
Publisert
2020
Utgave
1. utgave
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Vendor
Osprey Publishing
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Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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