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"On two separate occasions, Stilwell drew up plans to assassinate Chiang and replace him, but ultimately, they were never carried out."
The above should be either removed or revised as it does not provide a clear and fuller picture of this "assassination". It gave the reader an impression Gen. Stilwell was hatching an assassination plan, which is not the case. Page 75 to Page 79 from Frank Dorn's book, Walkout with Stilwell in Burma, provides a clear and fuller picture. Additionally, just referencing Page 75 is inappropriate.
I have a copy of Frank Dorn's book. LionRooster (talk) 20:21, 16 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Barbara Tuchman's book has been rightly described as a hagiography that glosses over a lot of Stillwell's mistakes, but half this article seems to be based on it. Probably we need to update based on more modern sources - e.g., Frank Mclynn's Burma Campaign. FOARP (talk) 09:58, 14 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I agree, FOARP. There is good material on Stilwell in recent work such as Hans Van De Ven. China at War: Triumph and Tragedy in the Emergence of the New China, 1937-1952. (London: Profile Books, 2017; Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2018. ISBN 9781781251942. https://books.google.com/books?id=a9PMmgEACAAJ.
Taylor's biography of Chiang is mostly outdated by Alexander Pantsov and Steven I. Levine. Victorious in Defeat : The Life and Times of Chiang Kai-Shek, China, 1887-1975. (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2023). ISBN 0300260202.
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