The 1929 Sino-Soviet War Begins

About this episode

This episode covers the military history surrounding the beginning of the 1929 Sino-Soviet War.

Some basic military history of the beginning of the war. Further reading: Bruce A. Elleman and Stephen Kotkin, eds., Manchurian Railways and the Opening of China Michael M. Walker, The 1929 Sino-Soviet War John Erickson, The Soviet High Command: A Military-Political History, 1918-1941 Some names from this episode: Vasily Blyukher (née Gurov, aka Galen), commander of the Special Far Eastern Army Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, Prussian general in Napoleonic wars Aleksandr Cherepanov, commander ...

People in this episode

Host: Matthew Rothwell

Topics covered

• military history
• Sino-Soviet War
• historical analysis
• 20th century conflicts
• Soviet military

Keywords

• Sino-Soviet War
• military history
• Vasily Blyukher
• Bruce A. Elleman
• Stephen Kotkin

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Manchurian Railways and the Opening of China, The 1929 Sino-Soviet War, The Soviet High Command: A Military-Political History, 1918-1941

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