Flying Tigers: Claire Chennault and His American Volunteers, 1941-1942

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Publisher Description

Early in the Second World War, in the skies over Rangoon, a handful of American pilots met and bloodied the Japanese Army Air Force, winning immortality as the "Flying Tigers." Arguably America's most famous combat unit, they were hired to defend beleaguered China for $600 a month, plus $500 for each Japanese plane shot down--fantastic money in 1941, when a Manhattan hotel room cost three dollars a night.

To bring his prize-winning history of the American Volunteer Group up to date, Daniel Ford has drawn on the most recent U.S., British, and Japanese scholarship, providing new information about the Tigers, their Royal Air Force colleagues, and their Japanese opponents. "Admirable," wrote Chennault biographer Martha Byrd. "A readable book based on sound sources. Expect some surprises." Revised and updated October 2022.

GENRE
History
RELEASED
2022
October 14
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
511
Pages
PUBLISHER
Warbird Books
SELLER
Draft2Digital, LLC
SIZE
4.9
MB

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