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With Chennault in China
Robert M. Smith
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Description for With Chennault in China
Smith was a radioman with the American Volunteer Group in Burma and S.W. China from mid-1941 to mid-'42. His duty gave him immediate information on air action while allowing the time to keep a rather detailed & articulate diary. Num Pages: 176 pages, over 110 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJD; HBWQ; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 235 x 16. Weight in Grams: 552.
Here's the story of how a handful of young Americans, fighting with improvised equipment, commanded the air against superior enemy forces and won! Written by a radio operator who served as a member of the AVG (American Volunteer Group) throughout their existence, this fascinating, intimate story of General Claire Lee Chennault's "Flying Tigers" is loaded with original photographs and numerous first-hand accounts from the author's personal diary. It's all here - the whole story of how the AVG shot down over 650 Japanese plane using obsolete P-40s and a communications network that covered China with a protective "umbrella." This ground ... Read more
Here's the story of how a handful of young Americans, fighting with improvised equipment, commanded the air against superior enemy forces and won! Written by a radio operator who served as a member of the AVG (American Volunteer Group) throughout their existence, this fascinating, intimate story of General Claire Lee Chennault's "Flying Tigers" is loaded with original photographs and numerous first-hand accounts from the author's personal diary. It's all here - the whole story of how the AVG shot down over 650 Japanese plane using obsolete P-40s and a communications network that covered China with a protective "umbrella." This ground ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764302879
SKU
V9780764302879
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