A few planes for China : the birth of the Flying Tigers /

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A new history of the genesis of the legendary Flying Tigers.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Buchan, Eugenie (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lebanon NH : ForeEdge, an imprint of University Press of New England, [2017]
Temas:
China. > Kong jun. > American Volunteer Group.
1937-1945
Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945 > Participation, American.
Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945 > Aerial operations.
HISTORY > Asia > China.
Military operations, Aerial.
Military participation > American.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Chiang's rotten air force
  • Burma roads
  • Plane aid
  • Bruce Leighton's guerrilla air corps
  • Business, the Chinese way
  • T.V. Soong's mission to Washington
  • A few planes for China
  • Roosevelt's dilemma
  • Bombing Japan
  • Tomahawks for China
  • Robbing Churchill to pay Chiang
  • The private military contractor
  • Diplomatic skirmishes
  • Reinforcing the Philippines
  • Favoring Currie
  • The mercenary's contract
  • Recruiters and recruited
  • The international air force
  • Staying on in Burma
  • Squabbling over bullets
  • AVG summer camp
  • The short-term air program for China
  • Currie gets in a jam
  • Magruder's mission
  • Countdown to war
  • Epilogue.

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