With the Tigers over China, 1941-1942
By: Jerome Klinkowitz.
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Lexington, Ky
Language: eng
Number of pages: 176
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American.; World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, British.; World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area.; World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American.
Description: "In the twelve months centered around the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, a diverse group of American and British flyers fought one of the most remarkable air campaigns of WWII While leaders in Washington and London viewed the Far East as a lost cause, pilots including Claire Chennault, "Pappy" Boyington, and Art Donahue bought time for an Allied regrouping against Japan's relentless assault in the China-Burma-India theater."--BOOK JACKET.

"Formed by Chennault, also known as the Flying-Tigers, were contract employees working for the Chinese government. As a result, they received virtually no official American recognition for their efforts. The group was known for-their romantic, reckless spirit. They performed remarkably with outdated planes and equipment in ill-repair, were almost always heavily outnumbered in battle, and were seen by outsiders as hard-drinking rebels."--BOOK JACKET.

"Jerome Klinkowitz brings together not only the commanders' stories but the often more colorful - and sometimes more accurate - accounts of life and battle by the men who flew these planes and the women who participated on the ground."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-169) and index.