Stilwell and the American experience in China, 1911-1945, Barbara W. Tuchman
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Stilwell and the American experience in China, 1911-1945, Barbara W. Tuchman
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
resource.biographical
individual biography
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illustrationsportraitsmaps
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Stilwell and the American experience in China, 1911-1945
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
971136934
Responsibility statement
Barbara W. Tuchman
Summary
In tracing the fortunes of America's commander in China during World War II, the author attempts to explore the U.S.'s involvement with the Chinese
Table Of Contents
PART ONE: Foundations of an Officer-- Visitor to Revolution: China, 1911-- The Great War: St. Mihiel and Shantung-- Assignment to Peking: Years of the Warlords, 1920-23-- The "Can Do" Regiment and the Rise of Chiang Kai-shek, 1926-29-- : "Vinegar Joe," 1925-35-- Military Attaché: Sino-Japanese War, 1937-39-- PART TWO: The Rush to Prepare, 1939-41-- "I'll Go Where I'm Sent," December 1941 - February 1942-- "A Hell Of A Beating," March-May 1942-- The Client, June-October 1942-- "Peanut And I On A Raft," August 1942-January 1943-- The President's Policy, January-May 1943-- Stilwell Must go, June-October 1943-- China's Hour at Cairo, November-December 1943-- The Road Back, December 1943- January 1944-- "The Future Of All Asia Is At Stake," June-September 1944-- The Limits of "Can Do," September-November 1944-- "We Ought to Get Out-Now," 1945-1946