Chinese Warlord Armies 1911-30: No. 463 (Men-at-Arms) - Softcover

Jowett, Philip

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1849084025 ISBN 13: 9781849084024

Publisher: Osprey Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

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 mid- to 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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Review:

Stephen Walsh's artwork is first class and for those of you who fancy tackling a figure from the period, these are just for you, but so are the wonderful original photos, which, for the most part, are on show for the first time. I really recommend this book to you. --Military Modelcraft International

Book Description:

A fascinating study of how powerful, independent armies rose from the ashes of Imperial China

About this edition

• Publisher: Osprey Publishing
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1849084025
• ISBN 13: 9781849084024
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 48
• Illustrator: Walsh Stephen