When tigers ruled the sky
Subtitle: the Flying Tigers : American outlaw pilots over China in World War II
By: Bill Yenne
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Berkley Caliber
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 359
ISBN-13: 9780425274194; 9780698155022
Subjects: Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945; United States. Army Air Forces. Air Force, 14th; United States; American Aerial operations; Aerial operations; World War, 1939-1945; China; Flying Tigers (AVG), Inc; American Participation; China. Kong jun. American Volunteer Group
Description: Presents an account of the Flying Tigers, the legendary World War II combat group which led America's first venture into covert operations against a foreign power.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-343) and index.
Table of contents: title: The warlord and the Japanese; title: The formative years of a visionary loner; title: Young tigers; title: Chiang Kai-Shek and the Americans; title: Young tigers get their wings; title: A bridge to war; title: Warplanes for a generalissimo on the run; title: American volunteers for China skies; title: Bounty hunters and farmers sail for China; title: The old man of Toungoo and his buccaneers; title: The war comes to Southeast Asia; title: Stale bread and fair weather friends; title: To do something in this war; title: Flying Tigers in Asian skies; title: Blood and fire over Rangoon; title: We cannot hold Burma without Chinese help; title: Make them pay; title: To the Gold Coast and beyond; title: From tedium to rat race; title: Turning points; title: Unrest in the ranks; title: The last days of Lei Yun; title: Last exits; title: Saving China while the quarterback hiked; title: Scotty and the tigers; title: Fixated upon a mirage; title: Bombing season; title: Countdown to dissolve day; title: Coming out of the cold on a shoestring; title: From Flying Tigers into hungry mastiffs; title: Out of China; title: And into history.