This text examines different aspects of China at war. Chapters include: "Military Reform and Revolution, 1901-19"; "Peiyang Army Ascendancy, 1911-19"; "High Warlordism, 1919-25"; "The Northern Expedition, 1925-31"; "Diseases of Skin and Heart, 1931-37"; and "The Sino-Japanese War, 1937-41".