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

Name: Flying Tigers Claire Chennault and His American Volunteers, 1941-1942
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ISBN: 9780061246555

ISBN-10: 0061246557

ISBN-13: 9780061246555

Edition: 2007

Authors: Daniel Ford

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During World War II, in the skies over Rangoon, Burma, a handful of American pilots met and bloodied the "Imperial Wild Eagles" of Japan and in turn won immortality as the Flying Tigers. One of America's most famous combat forces, the Tigers were recruited to defend beleaguered China for $600 a month and a bounty of $500 for each Japanese plane they shot down-fantastic money in an era 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 completely rewritten his 1991 text, drawing on the most recent U.S., British, and Japanese scholarship. New material from AVG veterans-including Erik…

Book details

List price: $15.99
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 8/21/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 400
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English