Peter Worthing holds a Ph.D. in Chinese history from the University of Hawaii, Manoa, and is associate professor of history at Texas Christian University. He is the author of two other books, Occupation and Revolution: China and the Vietnamese August Revolution of 1945 and A Military History of Modern China: From the Manchu Conquest to Tian'anmen Square (2007). He has published articles in the Journal of Military History, Modern China, War and Society, Modern China Studies, and the Journal of American-East Asian Relations. He is a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Chinese Military History.

• Introduction; 1. Life and death in a Kunming teahouse; 2. 'Like Bao Shuya and Guan Zhong'; 3. The eastern route army in the northern expedition; 4. 'Without Chiang Kai-shek, there is no He Yingqin!'; 5. Reorganization and its discontents; 6. Trading reputation for time; 7. 'A force for a hundred-year war of resistance'; 8. 'Maybe now the fire is hot enough to fry Ho Ying-ch'in!!!!'; 9. 'A tall building on shifting sand'; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

'… a balanced account of one of the key figures in the Nationalist era, and shines new light on some of the most important events of that period. Worthing succeeds in demonstrating that He was not the incompetent sycophant or reactionary militarist others have made him out to be, and this book should be required reading for anyone seeking a better understanding of the challenges faced by the Nationalist regime.' Colin Green, Pacific Affairs

Peter Worthing holds a Ph.D. in Chinese history from the University of Hawaii, Manoa, and is associate professor of history at Texas Christian University. He is the author of two other books, Occupation and Revolution: China and the Vietnamese August Revolution of 1945 and A Military History of Modern China: From the Manchu Conquest to Tian'anmen Square (2007). He has published articles in the Journal of Military History, Modern China, War and Society, Modern China Studies, and the Journal of American-East Asian Relations. He is a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Chinese Military History.

• Introduction; 1. Life and death in a Kunming teahouse; 2. 'Like Bao Shuya and Guan Zhong'; 3. The eastern route army in the northern expedition; 4. 'Without Chiang Kai-shek, there is no He Yingqin!'; 5. Reorganization and its discontents; 6. Trading reputation for time; 7. 'A force for a hundred-year war of resistance'; 8. 'Maybe now the fire is hot enough to fry Ho Ying-ch'in!!!!'; 9. 'A tall building on shifting sand'; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

'… a balanced account of one of the key figures in the Nationalist era, and shines new light on some of the most important events of that period. Worthing succeeds in demonstrating that He was not the incompetent sycophant or reactionary militarist others have made him out to be, and this book should be required reading for anyone seeking a better understanding of the challenges faced by the Nationalist regime.' Colin Green, Pacific Affairs

Peter Worthing holds a Ph.D. in Chinese history from the University of Hawaii, Manoa, and is associate professor of history at Texas Christian University. He is the author of two other books, Occupation and Revolution: China and the Vietnamese August Revolution of 1945 and A Military History of Modern China: From the Manchu Conquest to Tian'anmen Square (2007). He has published articles in the Journal of Military History, Modern China, War and Society, Modern China Studies, and the Journal of American-East Asian Relations. He is a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Chinese Military History.

• Introduction; 1. Life and death in a Kunming teahouse; 2. 'Like Bao Shuya and Guan Zhong'; 3. The eastern route army in the northern expedition; 4. 'Without Chiang Kai-shek, there is no He Yingqin!'; 5. Reorganization and its discontents; 6. Trading reputation for time; 7. 'A force for a hundred-year war of resistance'; 8. 'Maybe now the fire is hot enough to fry Ho Ying-ch'in!!!!'; 9. 'A tall building on shifting sand'; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

'… a balanced account of one of the key figures in the Nationalist era, and shines new light on some of the most important events of that period. Worthing succeeds in demonstrating that He was not the incompetent sycophant or reactionary militarist others have made him out to be, and this book should be required reading for anyone seeking a better understanding of the challenges faced by the Nationalist regime.' Colin Green, Pacific Affairs