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Books about the Republic of China, particularly before World War II; a lot of the works focus on military campaigns/warlords, but please add biographies, local histories, and other works!

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1	Forgotten Ally: China's World War II, 1937-1945 ― A History of China's War of Resistance Against Japan by Rana Mitter 4.13 avg rating — 2,417 ratings score: 585, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Generalissimo: Chiang Kai-shek and the Struggle for Modern China by Jay Taylor 4.16 avg rating — 491 ratings score: 384, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Warlord Soldiers: Chinese Common Soldiers 1911-1937 by Diana Lary 3.20 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 375, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Warlord Politics In China 1916-1928 by Qi Xi Sheng 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 294, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	China in Disintegration: The Republican Era in Chinese History, 1912-1949 by James Edward Sheridan 3.97 avg rating — 39 ratings score: 288, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Shanghai 1937: Stalingrad on the Yangtze by Peter Harmsen (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 859 ratings score: 281, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	From War to Nationalism: China's Turning Point, 1924–1925 by Arthur Waldron 3.71 avg rating — 17 ratings score: 199, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Peking Politics, 1918–1923: Factionalism and the Failure of Constitutionalism (Volume 81) (Michigan Monographs In Chinese Studies) by Andrew J. Nathan really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 197, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Yuan Shikai: A Reappraisal by Patrick Fuliang Shan 3.83 avg rating — 18 ratings score: 190, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	War and Geopolitics in Interwar Manchuria: Zhang Zuolin and the Fengtian Clique during the Northern Expedition (Studies on Modern East Asian History, 1) by Chi Man Kwong 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 184, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Warlord Politics in China, 1916-1928 by Hsi-Sheng Chi 4.20 avg rating — 10 ratings score: 183, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Power of the Gun: The Emergence of Modern Chinese Warlordism by Edward A. McCord 3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Last Man: A Biography of Xi Jinping by Lucy Hornby it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Cambridge History of China, Volume 12: Republican China, 1912-1949, Part 1 by John King Fairbank (Editor) 4.53 avg rating — 49 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Cambridge History of China, Volume 13: Republican China, 1912-1949, Part 2 by John King Fairbank (Editor) 4.38 avg rating — 26 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Shanghai Green Gang: Politics and Organized Crime, 1919-1937 by Brian G. Martin 3.78 avg rating — 18 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Shanghai Splendor: Economic Sentiments and the Making of Modern China, 1843-1949 by Wen-Hsin Yeh 3.58 avg rating — 31 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Politics of Rights and the 1911 Revolution in China by Xiaowei Zheng 3.84 avg rating — 14 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Public Passions: The Trial of Shi Jianqiao and the Rise of Popular Sympathy in Republican China by Eugenia Lean 4.24 avg rating — 36 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	A Daughter of Han: The Autobiography of a Chinese Working Woman by Ning Lao T'ai-T'ai 3.69 avg rating — 498 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Ten Weeks with Chinese Bandits by Harvey J. Howard 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	The Presidency of Yuan Shih-K°Ai: Liberalism and Dictatorship in Early Republican China by Ernest P. Young really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	China 1927: Memoir of a Debacle by Zhu Qihua 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Sun Yat-sen by Marie-Claire Bergère 3.56 avg rating — 66 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	In The Land Of The Laughing Buddha - The Adventures Of An American Barbarian In China by Upton Close 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	An American Diplomat in China: Enriched edition. Insights into Diplomatic Relations and Cultural Exchanges in China by Paul S. Reinsch 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	The Military-Gentry Coalition: China Under the Warlords by Jerome Ch'en it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Chen Jiongming and the Federalist Movement: Regional Leadership and Nation Building in Early Republican China (Volume 86) (Michigan Monographs In Chinese Studies) by Leslie Chen 3.25 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Warlords and Muslims in Chinese Central Asia: A Political History of Republican Sinkiang 1911–1949 by Andrew D.W. Forbes 4.08 avg rating — 13 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Warlord: Yen Hsi-Shan in Shansi Province, 1911-1949 by Donald G. Gillin 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Szechwan and the Chinese Republic: Provincial Militarism and Central Power, 1911-1938 by Robert A. Kapp 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Region and Nation: The Kwangsi Clique in Chinese Politics 1925–1937 by Diana Lary really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Chang Tso-lin in Northeast China, 1911-1928: China, Japan, and the Manchurian Idea by Gavan McCormack really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Manchus and Han: Ethnic Relations and Political Power in Late Qing and Early Republican China, 1861-1928 by Edward J.M. Rhoads 4.09 avg rating — 33 ratings score: 77, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars