Abstract
Western writing on China’s 1930 War of the Central Plains emphasizes shifting alliances and bribery, but a close analysis of the war indicates that military operations determined the outcome. Chiang Kai-shek defeated the coalition of regional commanders who rose in revolt against him not through political alliances, but rather because his military forces kept his enemies divided and eventually drove them back on all fronts. It also reveals the significance of Chiang’s victory on the war’s southern front, which prevented Chiang’s opponents in the south from uniting with those in the north and paved the way for final victory.
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