The Warlord Era

Laszlo Montgomery’s long-running podcasts on Chinese history have swept the world and gained tens of thousands of fans, including not only listeners eager to learn about Chinese history but also those who want to improve their English. Each book in this series contains transcripts from Laszlo’s Podcasts that you can follow along to as you read. In this volume, Laszlo explains China’s Warlord era of 1916 to 1928. The events leading up to and during these tumultuous years are presented, as usual, in Laszlo’s easy-to-understand style. Both the history and the colorful lives of the warlords are introduced throughout the story. From this easy to understand overview of China’s Warlord Era, one can gain a rich knowledge of not only these events but also how they helped to shape China’s modern history. And for non-native English speakers, the book provides additional help with improving English comprehension as you listen along to Laszlo’s narrative, available by scanning the QR Code of each chapter.