The wars between the Cliques kick off as the Anhui and Zhili factions go head-to-head. While their battle would be a short one, the results brought the nation no closer to peace, and only set the stage for the next round of fighting. Also, Sun Yat-sen keeps doing his thing in the country's south. 
 
Bibliography for this episode: 
 
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<li>Sheridan, James E. China in Disintegration: The Republican Era in Chinese History 1912-1949 Macmillian Publishing Co, Inc 1975</li>
<li>Bianco, Lucien Origins of the Chinese Revolution, 1915-1949 Editions Gallimard 1967</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>
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Episode 68 - The Lords of War

A history podcast dedicated to examining the global history of the 1920s and 30s in order to explain the causes of World War II, both large and small. As you might imagine, there’s a lot of ground to cover just to contextualize how the conflict got so out of control. If you love historical deep-dives and play-by-plays of nations in way over their collective heads, this is the show for you. Best niche history podcast out there!

PROTIP: If you’re a new listener and are hopelessly confused by me bouncing from topic to topic, the scope of this show has kinda gotten away from me over the years. I have included an index of miniseries in the description of Episode 1 to provide a guide for what I’ve covered so far.