Episode 69 - The Fall of the Zhili

<p>The Second Zhili-Fengtian War ended in dramatic fashion. But once again, nobody left on the board was in a good enough position to claim control of China. Instead, the warlord period entered its most factionalized phase, with four major players vying for dominance in the north. </p> <p> </p> <p>Bibliography for this episode: </p> <p> </p> <ol><li>Fairbank, John K & Denis Twitchett The Cambridge History of China, Volume 12: Republican China 1912-1949, Part 1 Cambridge University Press 1983</li> <li>Sheridan, James E. China in Disintegration: The Republican Era in Chinese History 1912-1949 Macmillian Publishing Co, Inc 1975</li> <li>Pye, Lucian W. Warlord Politics Praeger Publishers 1971</li> <li>Chan, Anthony B. Arming the Chinese: The Western Armaments Trade in Warlord China, 1920-1928 UBC Press 2010</li> <li>Waldron, Arthur From War to Nationalism: China's Turning Point, 1924-25 Cambridge University Press 1995</li> </ol>