TY - BOOK AU - Walker,Michael M. TI - The 1929 Sino-Soviet war: the war nobody knew T2 - Modern war studies SN - 9780700623754 (cloth : alkaline paper) AV - 408 DS 775.8 W182o 2017 U1 - 951.04/2 23 PY - 2017///] CY - Lawrence, Kansas PB - University Press of Kansas KW - Zhang, Xueliang, KW - Chinese Eastern Railway KW - History KW - Soviet Union KW - Raboche-Krestʹi︠a︡nskai︠a︡ Krasnai︠a︡ Armii︠a︡ KW - Osobai︠a︡ Krasnoznamennai︠a︡ Dalʹnevostochnai︠a︡ armii︠a︡ KW - Joint ventures KW - 20th century KW - Limited war KW - Borderlands KW - China KW - Foreign relations KW - Relaciones exteriores KW - Unión Soviética KW - Manchuria (China) KW - History, Military KW - Historia militar KW - Siglo XX KW - Límites N1 - Incluye referencias bibliográficas (páginas 309-378) e índice; Part I. Creating conflict : the Chinese Eastern Railroad -- The troubled frontier -- The northeast evolving : 1911 revolution and the Great War -- Talks, wars, and railroads (1919-1924) -- Warlordism in decay, CER troubles, and the Northern Expedition -- Part II. Crisis and war -- The rise of Chang Hsueh-Liang and the coming CER crisis -- The Chinese and Soviet Russian forces -- The CER incident and war -- Renewed talks, fighting, and frustration -- The decisive ODVA offensive -- The 1929 conflict and interwar warfare -- A war of consequence -- Appendices -- Maps N2 - "The first book-length study of the largely neglected 1929 Sino-Soviet war, a short but bloody one fought over the jointly operated Chinese Eastern Railroad (CER) in China's northeast. Although classified as a modern limited war, with comparatively few major engagements, it proved to be the largest military clash between China and a Western power ever fought on Chinese soil. The conflict was also the first major combat test of the reformed Soviet Red Army"--Provided by publisher ER -