Peace In Their Time

Episode 71 - The Sun Sets


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The Kuomintang was going from strength to strength by the mid-20s, but in early 1925 faced a test of an unfamiliar sort when its founder, Sun Yat-sen, passed away. It would be up to his lieutenants to carry on the Nationalist cause without him. Alongside their Communist allies, the next generation of KMT leaders made their final preparations for the great Northern Expedition. 

 

Bibliography for this episode: 

 

  1. Fairbank, John K & Denis Twitchett The Cambridge History of China, Volume 12: Republican China 1912-1949, Part 1 Cambridge University Press 1983
  • Sheridan, James E. China in Disintegration: The Republican Era in Chinese History 1912-1949 Macmillian Publishing Co, Inc 1975
  • Bianco, Lucien Origins of the Chinese Revolution, 1915-1949 Editions Gallimard 1967
  • Waldron, Arthur From War to Nationalism: China's Turning Point, 1924-25 Cambridge University Press 1995
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