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38043901 — New York 1944 Time. Stiff pictorial color covers very good example contents clean 21 x 27 cm. 4 photos 4p. article on Sitlwell-China relationship Mao Tse-tung & the Communist threat to China. FIRST & ONLY EDITION . . . . THE CRITICAL SITUATION OF SITLWELL ADVISING GENERAL . . CHIANG KAI-SHEK TO JOIN WITH MAO TSE-TUNG TO OVERTHROW . . THE JAPANESE IN CHINA . . THE PITY OF STILWELL'S NAÃVETÉ MIS-UNDERSTANDING . . OF CHINESE INTERNAL POLITICS . Stilwell was one of the most sincere and respectful admirers of China. . When he was appointed commander of all military forces in China including the Republican army of Chiang's Stilwell insisted that Chiang make peace with Mao and join forces to overthrow the Japanese. . This bitter pill was not to come to fruition in China. Bitter enemies to the end Mao and Chiang were water and oil forces that could-not would-not mix even at the cost of loosing the Chinese nation. . Stilwell was recalled back to Washington by president elect Roosevelt demoted and lost his command in China. . Mao and Chiang fought it out and the rest is history. . With an excellent article about Stilwell his education and fascination with China his military attaché duty in Peking when a young officer. His Burma "walk out" and failure with General Claire L. Chennault founder and commander of the "FLYING TIGERS.". . PHOTOGRAPHS: With black & white photos of MISSION TO CHUNKING members Stilwell pinning a medal on CHIANG Kai-shek American ambassador Gauss to China being carried by coolies in a palanquin and MAO Tse-tung photo at Yenan. . . unknown