Historian Daniel Jackson, himself a combat-tested pilot, recounts the stories of downed aviators who attempted to evade capture by the Japanese in their bid to return to Allied territory. He reveals the heroism of these airmen was equaled, and often exceeded, by the Chinese soldiers and civilians who risked their lives to return them safely to American bases. Based on thorough archival research and filled with compelling personal narratives from memoirs, wartime diaries, and dozens of interviews with veterans, this vital work offers an important new perspective on the Flying Tigers and the history of World War II in China.
Historian Daniel Jackson, himself a combat-tested pilot, recounts the stories of downed aviators who attempted to evade capture by the Japanese in their bid to return to Allied territory. He reveals the heroism of these airmen was equaled, and often exceeded, by the Chinese soldiers and civilians who risked their lives to return them safely to American bases. Based on thorough archival research and filled with compelling personal narratives from memoirs, wartime diaries, and dozens of interviews with veterans, this vital work offers an important new perspective on the Flying Tigers and the history of World War II in China.
Fallen Tigers: The Fate of America's Missing Airmen in China during World War II
310Fallen Tigers: The Fate of America's Missing Airmen in China during World War II
310Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780813180809 |
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Publisher: | University Press of Kentucky |
Publication date: | 05/11/2021 |
Series: | Aviation & Air Power |
Pages: | 310 |
Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d) |
Age Range: | 18 Years |