Episode 73 - A Revolution Dashed

<p>The war for China took a turn when Chiang Kai-shek and the Right KMT executed a massive backstab on the Communists and their Left KMT allies. In doing so, Chiang unknowingly established an intractable rivalry that would haunt him for the rest of his life. </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>Taylor, Jay The Generalissimo: Chiang Kai-shek and the Struggle for Modern China Harvard University Press 2011</li> <li>SCM Paine The Wars for Asia 1911-1949 Cambridge University Press 2012</li> <li>Bianco, Lucien Origins of the Chinese Revolution, 1915-1949 Editions Gallimard 1967</li> </ol>