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Famine, Sword, and Fire: The Liberation of Southwest China in World War II
D. Jackson
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Description for Famine, Sword, and Fire: The Liberation of Southwest China in World War II
Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, 112 b/w photos & maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 870.
The untold story of Chinese and Americans standing side-by-side, fighting together and dying together on the highest, most rugged battlegrounds of WWII. In May 1942, the Japanese 15th Army conquered Burma and southwest China. Only a desperate defense by disorganized and defeated Chinese troops and the war-weary remains of Claire Chennault's mercenary Flying Tigers stopped the advance at the Salween River. For two years, the people of southwest China lived under an oppressive Japanese occupation while Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, President Franklin Roosevelt, General Joseph Stilwell, and Major General Claire Chennault bickered over what to do next. Finally, in May 1944, ... Read more
The untold story of Chinese and Americans standing side-by-side, fighting together and dying together on the highest, most rugged battlegrounds of WWII. In May 1942, the Japanese 15th Army conquered Burma and southwest China. Only a desperate defense by disorganized and defeated Chinese troops and the war-weary remains of Claire Chennault's mercenary Flying Tigers stopped the advance at the Salween River. For two years, the people of southwest China lived under an oppressive Japanese occupation while Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, President Franklin Roosevelt, General Joseph Stilwell, and Major General Claire Chennault bickered over what to do next. Finally, in May 1944, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
870g
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764348389
SKU
V9780764348389
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About D. Jackson
Daniel Jackson graduated from the Air Force Academy in 2009 with a bachelor's degree in military history and a minor in Chinese language. He is now an Air Force pilot living with his beautiful wife near Pensacola, Florida.
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