Chinese Civil War Armies 1911–49

Philip Jowett was born in Leeds in 1961, and has been interested in military history for as long as he can remember. He has written a number of books for Osprey including a three-part sequence on The Italian Army 1940-45 (MAA 340, 349 and 353). A rugby league enthusiast and amateur genealogist, he is married and lives in Leeds.Stephen Andrew was born in 1961 in Glasgow, where he still lives and works. An entirely self-taught artist, he worked in advertising and design agencies before going freelance in 1993. Military history is his passion, and he is a respected artist in this field. Since 1997 he has illustrated half a dozen Men-at-Arms titles including a five-part sequence on the German Army 1939-45 (MAA 311, 316, 326, 330 and 336).

• IntroductionChronologyThe Imperial Army The Republican ArmyThe WarlordsOrganisationThe Nationalist ArmyThe Communist ArmyPuppet Armies The Civil War, 1945-49Further ReadingThe Plates

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