荷蘭漢學家方德萬(Hans van de Ven,1958~)在《中國的民族主義和戰爭(1925~1945)/War and Nationalism in China 1925~1945》一書中對於史迪威是這麼形容的:史迪威的任命令人吃驚。他從來沒有指揮過任何部隊,在利文沃斯(即位於堪薩斯州利文沃思堡(Fort Leavenworth)的陸軍指揮參謀學院)沒有聽過指揮課,而且在聯合行動中也毫無經驗。他的資歷只是在不那麼有魅力的情報和訓練部門工作過(他的職業生涯一直在情報和訓練等不太光彩[不太光鮮/亮麗]的領域)。
原文:Stilwell was a surprise appointment. He had never been in command of any troops,he had not attended command courses at Leavenworth, and had no experience in combined operations. His career had been in the not particularly glamorous areas of intelligence and training.
而他的資料來自:Barbara W. Tuchman所寫的~《史迪威與美國在中國的經驗,1911~1945》