Joseph Stilwell
Joseph W(arren) Stilwell (March 19, 1883 - 1946) was an American Army general known for his service in China.
Vinegar Joe, as he was called, famously lacked tact and a capacity for conventional diplomacy. In spite of this, he convinced Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek to cede command of his armies to the American military. He intensely hated the Generalissimo, a feeling which was reciprocated, and only managed to keep working together through the tireless diplomacy of Chiang's wife, Soong May-ling. Like many other Americans involved in Chinese affairs, Stilwell's posthumous reputation suffered with the rise to power of the Communist Party of China and retreat of the Kuomintang government to Taiwan in the Chinese Civil War.
He was the subject of a noted biography by Barbara W. Tuchman.
See also:
Referenced By
1883 | 19 March | 19th March | Barbara Tuchman | Barbara W. Tuchman | Chiang Ching-Kuo | Chiang Ching-guo | Chiang Chou-tai | Chiang Chung-cheng | Chiang Chung Cheng | Chiang Kai-Shek | Chiang Kai-sheck | Chiang Kai Sheck | Chiang Kai Shek | Chiang Kaishek | Chiang Mei-ling | Du Yuming | Gimo | History of ROC | History of Republic of China | History of Republican China | History of the ROC | History of the Republic of China | Jiang Jieshi | Jiang Jingguo | Jiang Jièshí | Jiang Zhong Zheng | Jiang Zhongzheng | Jiang Zhoutai | List of China-related topics 123-L | List of people by name: St | Madame Chiang Kai-Shek | Madame Jiang Jieshi | March 19 | March 19th | May-Ling Soong | Mayling Soong | Second Chinese-Japanese War | Second Sino-Japanese War | Sino-Japanese War (1931-1945) | Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) | Sino Japanese War (1937-1945) | Song Meiling | Soong May-Ling | Soong Mei-Ling | Tchang Kaï Check | Tu Yu-ming | Tu Yü-ming | US Tenth Army
|
