The armies of Warlord China 1911-1928
By: Philip Jowett
Publisher: Schiffer Military History
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Atglen, PA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780764343452
Copyright date: 2013
Subjects: Military History; History; Armies; Warlordism; Soldiers; Pictorial works
Description: 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. Some of these conflicts involved a few hundred men on each side, while the larger wars involved up to one million men with tanks, armored trains, and aircraft. This book will, for the first time, show in detail the history of the Armies of Warlord China featuring over 600 rare photographs and illustrations. The book also includes color sections on the uniforms, aircraft and awards and medals of the Chinese Warlord Armies.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Sec. A. Major Chinese Leaders 1911-1928; title: Sec. B. The Chinese Imperial Army and the Revolution 1901-1911; title: Sec. C. The Chinese Republic 1912-1920; title: Sec. D. Warlord Armies and Wars 1920-1924; title: Sec. E. 1924-1926 conflicts; title: Sec. F. The Northern Expedition 1927-1928; title: Sec. G. The Northern Expedition and its aftermath 1928-1929; title: Sec. H. Warlord Air Forces 1911-1928; title: Sec. I. Uniforms and equipment of Imperial and Warlord Armies 1911-1928; title: Sec. J. Uniform plates; title: Sec. K. Warlord awards and medals 1911-1928; title: Sec. L. Small arms 1911-1928; title: Appendix. Chinese Provincial Military Governors 1911-1928.