Chang Tso-lin in Northeast China, 1911-1928: China, Japan, and the Manchurian Idea

"Marshal Chang Tso-lin was one of China's most influential warlords. In many respects he personified warlordism. This account depicts Chang concurrently as lord paramount in Manchuria, contestant for hegemony over China, and constrained client of an imperious Japan. As Chang's fortunes changed in the maelstrom of civil war, each role gained or lost prominence."--Review.