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==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
* Liang, Chin-Tun. ''Gen. Stilwell in China, 1942-1944'' (1972), a pro-Chiang view
* Romanus, Charles F. and Riley Sunderland. ''Stilwell's Mission to China'' (1953), official U.S, Army history [http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USA/USA-CBI-Mission/index.html online edition]
* Romanus, Charles F. and Riley Sunderland. ''Stilwell's Mission to China'' (1953), official U.S, Army history [http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USA/USA-CBI-Mission/index.html online edition]
* Romanus, Charles F. and Riley Sunderland. ''Stilwell's Command Problems'' (1956) [http://www.ibiblio.net/hyperwar////USA/USA-CBI-Command/index.html online edition]
* Schaller Michael. ''The U.S. Crusade in China, 1938-1945.'' (1979).  
* Schaller Michael. ''The U.S. Crusade in China, 1938-1945.'' (1979).  
* Tuchman, Barbara. ''Stilwell and the American Experience in China, 1911-45,''  (1972), 624pp; Pulitzer prize [http://www.amazon.com/Stilwell-American-Experience-China-1911-45/dp/0802138527/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1214005449&sr=8-1 excerpt and text search]
* Tuchman, Barbara. ''Stilwell and the American Experience in China, 1911-45,''  (1972), 624pp; Pulitzer prize [http://www.amazon.com/Stilwell-American-Experience-China-1911-45/dp/0802138527/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1214005449&sr=8-1 excerpt and text search]


===Primary Sources===
===Primary Sources===
* Stilwell papers
* Stilwell, Joseph Warren. ''The Stilwell papers'' edited by Theodore H. White, (1958).
==See also==
==See also==
==Online resources==
==Online resources==

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Joseph Warren Stilwell (1883 - 1946), was an American general who held high command in World War II as commander of American forces in the China-Burma-India theater, commander of the main Chinese armies in Burma, (1942-44) with four-star rank, and, as commander in the late stages of the battle of Okinawa in 1945. He was scheduled to lead the invasion of Japan when the war suddenly ended.

Career

World War II

Bibliography

  • Liang, Chin-Tun. Gen. Stilwell in China, 1942-1944 (1972), a pro-Chiang view
  • Romanus, Charles F. and Riley Sunderland. Stilwell's Mission to China (1953), official U.S, Army history online edition
  • Romanus, Charles F. and Riley Sunderland. Stilwell's Command Problems (1956) online edition
  • Schaller Michael. The U.S. Crusade in China, 1938-1945. (1979).
  • Tuchman, Barbara. Stilwell and the American Experience in China, 1911-45, (1972), 624pp; Pulitzer prize excerpt and text search

Primary Sources

  • Stilwell, Joseph Warren. The Stilwell papers edited by Theodore H. White, (1958).

See also

Online resources

notes