Chiang could not keep the landlords from exploiting the peasants, and he would not fight aggressively against the Japanese. Check out Barbara Tuchman's Stillwell and the American Experience in China. She is a superb historian who was born in China, the daughter of missionaries. Her analysis of Chiang is brilliant, and you can see why the American military got fed up with Chiang. https://www.amazon.com/Stilwell-American-Experience-China-1911-1945-ebook/dp/B00KUQITNE/ref=sr_1_3?crid=3K7VUAY5NXXPD&keywords=stillwell+and+the+american+experience+in+china&qid=1557703019&s=gateway&sprefix=stillwe%2Caps%2C317&...
Heh; is that a reference to the chronic constipation he suffered? BTW, <em>Stilwell and the American Experience in China</em> by Barbara Tuchman is the book to read