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The worst US General in World War 2?

In this video we talk about a major theater commander that was until recently portrayed in a very positive light that was almost "saint like". Yet, the recent historiography with access to newly available archives is not so positive about him, quite on the contrary. This video is about Joe Stilwell, who as in charge of the Chinese Expeditionary Force (Burma) and coordinated (kinda) with Chiang Kai-shek the leader of the Nationalist Chinese Forces. »» SUPPORT MHV «« » paypal donation - https://paypal.me/mhvis » patreon - https://www.patreon.com/mhv » subscribe star - https://www.subscribestar.com/mhv » Book Wishlist https://www.amazon.de/gp/registry/wishlist/3LJIXNJIUXJES/ref=cm_wl_huc_view?language=en_GB »» MERCHANDISE «« » teespring - https://teespring.com/stores/military-history-visualized » SOURCES « Ven, Hans van de: China at War: Triumph and Tragedy in the Emergence of the New China. Harvard University Press: 2018 Amazon.com (affiliate): https://amzn.to/2SD461U Amazon.de (affiliate): https://amzn.to/2OinvXy Mitter, Rana: Forgotten Ally: China's World War II, 1937-1945 Amazon.com (affiliate): https://amzn.to/30YKTLb Amazon.de (affiliate): https://amzn.to/2YfmeQF Yu, Maochun: The Dragon's War: Allied Operations and the Fate of China Amazon.com (affiliate): https://amzn.to/2ybruKq Amazon.de (affiliate): https://amzn.to/2yaMdOP Peattie, Mark (Ed.); Drea, Edward (Ed.); Ven, Hans van de (Ed.): The Battle of China: Essays on the Military History of the Sino-Japanese War of 1937-1945. Stanford University Press: 2010. Amazon.com (affiliate): https://amzn.to/312ghIR Amazon.de (affiliate): https://amzn.to/2YfEdGR Drea, Edward J.: Japan’s Imperial Army. Its Rise and Fall, 1853-1945. Kansas University Press, USA: 2009. amazon.com link (affiliate): https://amzn.to/2JEpAGF amazon.de link (affiliate): https://amzn.to/2JBpK1p Ness, Leland; Shih, Bin: Kangzhan – Guide to Chinese Ground Forces 1937-45 Amazon.com (affiliate): http://amzn.to/2CPlsTR Amazon.de (affiliate): http://amzn.to/2CRrlQF Images from Wikipedia https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Japanese_Conquest_of_Burma_April-May_1942.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Stilwell001.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Stilwell_and_Merrill.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:General_Stilwell_marches_out_of_Burma.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chiang_Kai_Shek_and_wife_with_Lieutenant_General_Stilwell.jpg » DISCLAIMER « As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Als Amazon-Partner verdiene ich an qualifizierten Käufen. #WorstGeneral #WW2 #Stilwell