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Barbara W. Tuchman won the Pulitzer Prize for Stilwell and the American Experience in China, 1911-45 in 1972. She uses the life of Joseph Stilwell, the 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. Her story is an account of both American relations with China and the experiences of one of our men on the ground. In the cantankerous but level-headed "Vinegar Joe," Tuchman found a subject who allowed her to perform, in the words of The National Review, "one of the historian's most envied magic acts: conjoining a fine biography of a man with a fascinating epic story."

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Grove Press; 1st Grove Press ed edition (October 7, 2001)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 624 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0802138527
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0802138521
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1.25 x 9 inches

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Barbara Wertheim Tuchman (/ˈtʌkmən/; January 30, 1912 – February 6, 1989) was an American historian and author. She won the Pulitzer Prize twice, for The Guns of August (1962), a best-selling history of the prelude to and the first month of World War I, and Stilwell and the American Experience in China (1971), a biography of General Joseph Stilwell.

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Robert A. Hall

A must read for history buffs

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This terrific book by the late Barbara Tuchman is a must for history and military buffs, but especially for anyone who wants to understand the overthrow of Chiang Kai-shek and the Kuomintang by the communists after the WWII. I came away with a much higher appreciation for Stilwell's military talents, sense of duty and character. He could have successfully commanded in any of the theaters of the war, but do to the fact he was a china expert and fluent in Chinese, his talents were wasted on a mission impossible in China. This is not to distract from his great accomplishments, especially given that Chiang's unchangeable strategy was to hunker down, let the Americans win the war, and not fight the Japanese, preserving the troops and materials for the fight with the communists after Japan was defeated. Given that he was afraid that the reform of the Army and increase in effectiveness of his divisions would raise a rival to overthrow him, Stilwell had no chance of developing the Nationalist Army into an effective force to fight Japan, his main objective. Chiang was so out of touch and shielded from bad news, that he had no idea how bad the corruption and deterioration of the Kuomintang forces and government were. Tuchman is a terrific writer. She has a liberal political view, but spares no one in bringing out facts and excoriating the leadership of China, Britain and the US, including FDR. This is well worth reading.

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RICHARD A DOMZALSKI

A very good read in many ways - and a great lesson on China and history

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This will not be for everyone (unfortunately), but if you're interested in learning about China before it became modern China, and gain some insight into their people and how their nation (so to speak) developed since the dynasties, this is a great read, with some excellent photos and maps included. Plus it provides an unusual perspective on the lead up to WWII that you don't get from most accounts of the war in Europe and against Japan. I would recommend it to anyone who lacks a good knowledge of China. The view into Stillwell's life and perspectives on things are very interesting too. I enjoyed learning that he was an early trainer of Third Army in the United States, and how our military evolved into our modern military.

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Why the best general in the U S Army failed in China

Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2006

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Mrs. Tuchman has placed a tremendous amount of information in this book. As the title suggests, "Stilwell and the American Experience in China" there are two distinct issues discussed in a well-detailed manner. The first, Gen. Joe (Uncle Joe, Vinegar Joe) Stilwell's biography is a highly sympathetic view of one of America's forgotten heroes of World War II. Gen Stilwell's background in training and tactics is emphasized as is his extensive linguistic ability and tremendous level of experience in China. This level of experience was gained by several tours in China and by his own courage and initiative (read the book for details). In short, Gen Stilwell is portrayed as being uniquely qualified for his mission in China to train the Chinese military, specifically the Army and Air Force, to fight the Japanese (short term goal) and to transform China into a World Power to counterbalance Russian and Japanese ambitions in Asia (long term goal). Moreover, a strong, democratic China would deter the European powers from reacquiring their former colonies (for example, France and Indo China), a key component of Roosevelt's view of Asia's future. The second theme of the book is the American experience in China from 1911 - 1949. As you might imagine, that given Stilwell's tasking in World War II, the two themes are sufficiently linked to keep the book readable. The Chinese (both Nationalist and Communist) are portrayed as being completely unable to compromise and as willing to say and do whatever was needed to maintain political power and position themselves for success after the defeat of the Japanese. The perception by most observers was that the Communists were more willing to fight the Japanese then the Nationalists, but that topic must wait for another day. In short, the great tragedy of Stilwell's experience in China was not that he believed that he could achieve all of his goals, but rather that he knew the colossal obstacles in his path, yet continued to drive himself to the breaking point. In both Stilwell's drive and in the political and cultural motivation of the Chinese leadership, there are important lessons for the current period. Indeed, this book should be required reading for any Foreign Service officer who works with or in China. However, it would be an interesting read for anyone interested in China or in the U S military. In short, Mrs. Tuchman has done what she is famous for: Transforming a highly complex issue into a form that can be read and enjoyed by the layman.

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Tetsu

A great read that has a new relevancy

Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2001

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I first read this book when it was published in the late 1960s. I even did a bok review on it for high school. Little did I realize that this book was be one who's relevancy is continuous as the United States deals with a China that has changed immensely since Stillwell left in 1944 but one wonders if policy makers are making the same mistakes now as in the 1940s.
Stilwell is the main character of the book, but he meets and impacts people throughout his military career. We see his service in France as a liason officer with French forces. We see his service in China over the years and the people he met and impressed. He has a tour of duty managing the Army reserve in Southern California which was likely held with little regard by his fellows. Stilwell undertook to make these citizen soldiers ready for war and took them seriously which was not lost on the reservists themselves.
His realationship with the government and rulers of China is telling and chilling. He saw what manner of eader Chaing Kai-shek was and inspite of his warnings, we see America insisting that he is the one person who can hold China together. Stilwell didn't live to see the folly of that decision and then the recriminations against those who counseled against setting too much faith in the Nationalist government.
This is a must read for anyone with an interest in China and the role and impact the United States has had on China and vice versa.

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Bogged down in Nationalist China

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This is about a man who spent a lot of his life trying to promote Western values in China. And in particular tried to get the Nationalists to do more against the Japanese, but largely failed. Though quite right-wing in US terms, a Republican who disliked Roosevelt, he saw the Chinese Communists as a useful element. He found the supposedly pro-Western elements in China rather alien and impossible to work with. But he wasn't listened to - you might see parallels with the later Vietnam War and now the Iraq and Afghan wars.

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