Stilwell and the American Experience in China, 1911-45

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Macmillan, 1971 - China - 621 pages
Tuchman uses the life of cantankerous but level-headed Joseph Stilwell, aka "Vinegar Joe," military attache to China in 1935-39 and commander of United States forces and allied chief of staff to Chiang Kai-shek in 1942-44, to explore the history of China from the revolution of 1911 to the turmoil of World War II, when China's Nationalist government faced attack from Japanese invaders and Communist insurgents, in this account of both American relations with China and the experiences of one of our men on the ground.

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