Stilwell and Mountbatten in Burma : Allies at war, 1943-1944 / Jonathan Templin Ritter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ritter, Jonathan Templin, 1983- author.

Series:

American military studies ; Number 3.

American Military Studies Series ; Number 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mountbatten of Burma, Louis Mountbatten, Earl, 1900-1979.

Mountbatten of Burma, Louis Mountbatten.

Stilwell, Joseph Warren, 1883-1946.

Stilwell, Joseph Warren.

Allied Forces. Southeast Asia Command.

Allied Forces.

World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Burma.

World War, 1939-1945.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 pages) : illustrations, maps.

Place of Publication:

Denton, Texas : University of North Texas Press, 2017.

Summary:

Stilwell and Mountbatten in Burma explores the relationship between American General Joseph "Vinegar Joe" Stilwell and British Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten in the China-Burma-India Theater (CBI) and the South East Asia Command (SEAC) between October 1943 and October 1944, within the wider context of Anglo-American relations during World War II. Using original material from both British and American archives, Jonathan Templin Ritter discusses the military, political, and diplomatic aspects of Anglo-American cooperation, the personalities involved, and where British and American policies both converged and diverged over Southeast Asia. Although much has been written about CBI, Stilwell and China, and Mountbatten, no published comparison study has focused on the relationship between the two men during the twelve-month period in which their careers overlapped. This book bridges the gap in the literature between Mountbatten's earlier naval career and his later role as the last Viceroy of British India. It also presents original archival material that explains why Stilwell was so anti-British, including his 1935 memorandum titled "The British," and his original margin notes to Mountbatten's farewell letter to him in 1944. Finally, it presents other original archival material that refutes previous books that have accused Stilwell of needlessly sacrificing the lives of his men during the 1944 North Burma Campaign, merely out of hatred for the British.

Contents:

List of maps and illustrations

Acknowledgments

Prologue: A night at the movies, New Delhi, October 1943

Preface: Two extraordinary men

Stilwell

Mountbatten

Anglo-American relations in Southeast Asia

The creation of SEAC

Enter the supremo

Cairo, Chiang and CBI

Lord Louis takes charge

Return to Burma

Trouble brewing more than tea

The Japanese strike back: Kohima and Imphal

The siege of Myitkyina

The Japanese strike back: Ichigo

Farewell to CBI

Mountbatten and the end of SEAC (1945-1946)

Legacies

Epilogue: London, October 1946

Appendix A: Stilwell and the siege of Myitkyina: a historiographical debate

Appendix B: The British

Appendix C: SEAC organizational chart

A note on the sources.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-57441-686-3

OCLC:

984382629