Stilwell and the American Experience in China: 1911-1945, (Paperback)

from jamespurcell

interviews supplemented by photos and a personal visit by the author to Guadalcanal create a good memoir for the coastwatchers

from Scapegoats

This is a classic work that has become definitive about the experience of Joseph Stilwell in China during World War II. Tuchman uses his experience as a window to view US-China relations. For Tuchman, Stilwell is a tragic hero. He was a rising star with the War Department, and particularly George...

from setnahkt

The deconstructionists do have a point; every historian is influenced by the times they live in, as well as the times they are writing about. Stilwell and the American Experience in China is copyright 1970. Barbara Tuchman's book seemed to confirm the mood of the times; historical inevitability d...

from broughtonhouse

Immovable force meets immovable object as Chaing Kai-shek and General George Stilwell struggle over American policy to develop a sustainable Chinese Nationalist army. Baraba Tuchman has explained in her lucid prose style a vitally important piece of modern history which led directly to the way mo...

from jstamp26

Joseph Stilwell was a talented American soldier whose life experiences doomed him to labor in an unending task. From his birth, he was clever and curious. This drove him to discover and to explore and to even learn new languages. When he joined the American Army, it provided an outlet for his bou...