Chinese Warlord Armies 1911 30

Author : Philip Jowett
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2012-02-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781780964690

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Chinese Warlord Armies 1911–30 by Philip Jowett Pdf

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.

Author : Philip Jowett
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2012-02-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781849084031

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Chinese Warlord Armies 1911–30 by Philip Jowett Pdf

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.

Author : Philip S. Jowett
Publisher : Schiffer Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Armies
ISBN : 0764343459

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The Armies of Warlord China 1911-1928 by Philip S. Jowett Pdf

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.

Author : Diana Lary
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1985-06-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521302708

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Warlord Soldiers by Diana Lary Pdf

Diana Lary examines how the common soldier in Warlord China became an instrument of oppression and terror.

Author : Philip Jowett
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1997-07-15
Category : History
ISBN : 1855326655

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Chinese Civil War Armies 1911–49 by Philip Jowett Pdf

The fall of the Manchu Empire in 1911 ended thousands of years of Imperial rule and ushered in almost 40 years of conflict in China. From the abdication of Pu-Yi, the last emperor, the invasion of Manchuria by the Japanese, and the 'long march', to the birth of the People's Republic of China in 1949, this book looks in detail at the fighting men, and women, who fought for the communists, imperialists, republicans, nationalists, warlords and the puppet armies. The result is a comprehensive and illuminating work covering a large and complex series of combatants and conflicts.

Author : Philip Jowett
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2005-07-13
Category : History
ISBN : 1841769045

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The Chinese Army 1937–49 by Philip Jowett Pdf

Although the Chinese contribution to Allied victory in World War II (1939-1945) is often ignored, China fought the Japanese Empire for far longer than any other belligerent nation. By the time that the Sino-Japanese War became absorbed into the wider conflict at the end of 1941, Chinese armies had already suffered huge casualties and half the country had been lost. By fighting on with Allied support, China tied down a million Japanese troops. After Japan's defeat in 1945, China was immediately plunged back into civil war between Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalists and Mao Tse-tung's Communists; and the latter's victory in 1949 changed the world for the rest of the 20th century and beyond.

Author : John Langellier
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2012-01-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781780963662

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US Armed Forces in China 1856–1941 by John Langellier Pdf

This volume reveals the little-known story of the 90-year presence of American forces in China until the fall of Peking in 1941. Included is coverage of the first operations on the Pearl River in 1856 as well as US involvement in the Boxer Rebellion of 1900. As China entered a chaotic period in her history, known as the years of the “Warlords”, American marines also participated in numerous small-scale amphibious landings. Finally, during the later Sino-Japanese War and early into World War II, US volunteers of the “Flying Tigers” became renowned for their combat missions in support of Chinese Nationalist forces, and their aerial duels are also recounted by the author John P. Langellier, who has spent several years researching the subject in the US and China. Discover the history of these various actions and the different services involved, recreated in color artwork and illustrated with rare, previously unpublished photographs.

Author : Ian McCollum
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2021-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1733424636

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Pistols of the Warlords by Ian McCollum Pdf

Author : Philip Jowett
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 121 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472814296

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Imperial Chinese Armies 1840–1911 by Philip Jowett Pdf

An in-depth analysis of the Chinese Armies that fought a series of increasingly fractious wars over nearly a century. Beginning with a run through of the Chinese forces that combated the British and French during the two Opium Wars, this history goes on to trace the forces who were drawn into internal wars and rebellions in the 1850s and 60s, the open warfare in North Vietnam, the string of defeats suffered during the First Sino-Japanese war and the Boxer Rebellion. Providing an unparalleled insight into the dizzying array of troop types and unique uniforms, this is a history of the sometimes-painful modernization of China's military forces during one of her most turbulent periods of history.

Author : Donald A. Jordan
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 437 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2019-03-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9780824880866

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The Northern Expedition by Donald A. Jordan Pdf

The Chinese state of the 1920s was one of disunified parts, ruled by warlords too strong for civilians to oust and too weak to resist the demands and bribes of foreign powers. China's treaty ports were crucibles of change in which congregated the educated elite, exposed to modern ways, who felt the need for a national revolution to revitalize their country and to provide her with a new, more integrated political system. Nationwide in their origins and representing varying political ideologies, this elite formed a loose coalition to achieve a common goal. In 1926 the first step in the military campaign known as the Northern Expedition was launched to conquer the armed forces of the warlords, the greatest obstacle in the path toward reunification of China. Until now, historians have ascribed much of the success of the Northern Expedition, culminating in the capture of Peking, to the Communist-led mass organizations who were reported to have won over the populace in the territory ahead of the National Revolutionary Army. Dr. Jordan's research, especially in Communist materials, has uncovered evidence indicating that, although the mass organizations did aid the army at particular points in 1925 and 1926, there had also been a side to the mass movement that was disruptive to the goal of reunification. Of additional import, some of the key participants in the later governments of Taiwan and Peking—among them Chiang Kai-shek, Mao Tse-tung, Chou En-lai, and Lin Piao—received their basic political training in the National Revolution.

Author : Philip S. Jowett
Publisher : Schiffer Military
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : History
ISBN : 0764339567

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Soldiers of the White Sun by Philip S. Jowett Pdf

The Chinese Nationalist Army was at war almost continuously from 1931 until 1949 fighting first against the invading Japanese Imperial Army until 1945. This was followed by a four year civil war in which the Nationalist Army fought the Chinese Communists until its final defeat in 1949. Millions of Chinese soldiers fought and died during this eighteen years of conflict and their sacrifice has been largely overshadowed by the events of the Second World War. This new book presents in a large number of period images the history of the Chinese Nationalist Army and its campaigns.

Author : Paul French
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2012-04-24
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9781101580387

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Midnight in Peking by Paul French Pdf

Winner of the both the Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime and the CWA Non-Fiction Dagger from the author of City of Devils Chronicling an incredible unsolved murder, Midnight in Peking captures the aftermath of the brutal killing of a British schoolgirl in January 1937. The mutilated body of Pamela Werner was found at the base of the Fox Tower, which, according to local superstition, is home to the maliciously seductive fox spirits. As British detective Dennis and Chinese detective Han investigate, the mystery only deepens and, in a city on the verge of invasion, rumor and superstition run rampant. Based on seven years of research by historian and China expert Paul French, this true-crime thriller presents readers with a rare and unique portrait of the last days of colonial Peking.

Author : Philip Jowett
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2016-04-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472814289

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Imperial Chinese Armies 1840–1911 by Philip Jowett Pdf

An in-depth analysis of the Chinese Armies that fought a series of increasingly fractious wars over nearly a century. Beginning with a run through of the Chinese forces that combated the British and French during the two Opium Wars, this history goes on to trace the forces who were drawn into internal wars and rebellions in the 1850s and 60s, the open warfare in North Vietnam, the string of defeats suffered during the First Sino-Japanese war and the Boxer Rebellion. Providing an unparalleled insight into the dizzying array of troop types and unique uniforms, this is a history of the sometimes-painful modernization of China's military forces during one of her most turbulent periods of history.

Author : Paul Eaglestone
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 65 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2012-08-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781849086837

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A World Aflame by Paul Eaglestone Pdf

Often called the ”Pulp Era”, the years between the two World Wars have seen a tremendous surge in interest among wargamers. A World Aflame captures the adventurous nature of the time period to present a fun, fast-paced set of tabletop miniatures rules that can handle the many diverse conflicts of the period, from the Chinese Civil Wars and the “Great Game” in Central Asia, to the Irish War of Independence and the bitter ideological warfare of the Russian and Spanish Civil Wars. The rules also contain options for the “Very British Civil War”. This gaming trend has sprung up in recent years, following a “what-if” scenario that has Edward VIII refusing to abdicate the throne, thrusting the country into civil war in 1938. It is a quirky, fun setting, and one that is surprisingly popular. Written by a life-long wargamer, A World Aflame focuses on the daring and heroism of battles fought in the last great era of adventure.

Author : Gordon L. Rottman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2012-09-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782004912

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Japanese Infantryman 1937–45 by Gordon L. Rottman Pdf

This book examines in detail the Japanese Infantryman who was, despite comparisons with the notorious German Waffen SS, an enigma to Westerners. Brutal in its treatment of prisoners as well as the inhabitants of the areas that it conquered, the Imperial Japanese Army also had exacting standards for its own men strict codes of honor compelled Japanese soldiers to fight to the death against the more technologically advanced Allies. Identifying the ways in which the Japanese soldier differed from his Western counterpart, the author explores concepts such as Bushido, Seppuku, Shiki and Hakko Ichi-u in order to understand what motivated Japanese warriors.