Sep 30 2020 29 mins 53
Examining the role of both organized and unorganized mass support for the Northern Expedition in its first phase, the offensive from Guangdong to Wuhan from May to October 1926. Further reading: Donald Jordan, The Northern Expedition: China's National Revolution of 1926-1928 C. Martin Wilbur and Julie Lien-ying How, Missionaries of Revolution: Soviet Advisers and Nationalist China, 1920-1927 Some names from this episode: Mikhail Borodin, Comintern agent and head of Soviet mission to aid the Guomindang Chen Duxiu, General Secretary of the Communist Party Sun Zhongshan/Sun Yatsen, Founding leader of the Guomindang Wu Peifu, Northern warlord Gregory Voitinsky, Comintern representative in China at various points
