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Campaigns of the Chinese Civil War (1927–1937)

  • Suiyuan campaignIn September 1931, the Mukden Incident triggered a chain of events that reshaped East Asia. The Japanese Kwantung Army occupied three northeastern provinces…
  • Central Plains WarChiang Kai-shek began his ascent in 1917 during the Constitutional Protection Movement. He displayed military talent while forming the Guangzhou government.
  • Actions in Inner Mongolia (1933–1936)In February 1933, the Kwantung Army left a small detachment to watch the eastern Rehe border while moving its main forces south.
  • Japanese invasion of ManchuriaBy the end of the 1920s, 39.4 percent of all colonial financial investments went into Manchuria. This massive economic stake created a fragile dependency for…