本书精选民国时期掌控或左右中央政权,或在某些重大历史事件中产生过重大影响、具有鲜明特色与争议的军阀12人,参考大量20世纪原始资料,以及大量相关人物口述,通过大量客观事实,讲述他们在特定历史时期的发迹、崛起,以及最后结局,力求客观、公允,以还历史本来面目。 This book selects 12 warlords who have control over or around the Central Government in the Republic of China or have had a significant influence in some major historical events and have distinctive features and controversies. With reference to a large amount of original materials in the 20th century and a large number of related persons, Objective facts about their fortune, rise, and final outcome in a particular historical period, and strive to be objective and fair and return the true nature of history.