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Stilwell the Patriot

Vinegar Joe, the Brits and Chiang Kai-Shek

Stilwell the Patriot( )
Author: Rooney, David
ISBN:978-1-85367-632-1
Publication Date:Jul 2005
Publisher:Greenhill Book
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $39.95
Book Description:

This new and meticulously researched biography of the controversial American commander Joe Stilwell presents an admirably lucid account of his career and the complex story of the campaign in Burma. Stilwell spent most of WWII as Chiang Kai-Shek's chief of staff in China. He was often at odds with the British generals Wavell, Slim and Wingate, men with whom he was to co-operate in Burma. These arguments earned him the nickname of Vinegar' Joe. This sympathetic but critical...
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Book Details
Pages:256
Detailed Subjects: History / Military / United States
Biography & Autobiography / Military
History / Wars & Conflicts / World War Ii / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6.279 x 9.438 x 1.17 Inches
Book Weight:1.19 Pounds



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