Bibliograph

When tigers ruled the sky, the Flying Tigers : American outlaw pilots over China in World War II, Bill Yenne

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When tigers ruled the sky, the Flying Tigers : American outlaw pilots over China in World War II, Bill Yenne

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [341]-343) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

When tigers ruled the sky

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

939911228

Responsibility statement

Bill Yenne

Sub title

the Flying Tigers : American outlaw pilots over China in World War II

Table Of Contents

The warlord and the Japanese -- The formative years of a visionary loner -- Young tigers -- Chiang Kai-Shek and the Americans -- Young tigers get their wings -- A bridge to war -- Warplanes for a generalissimo on the run -- American volunteers for China skies -- Bounty hunters and farmers sail for China -- The old man of Toungoo and his buccaneers -- The war comes to Southeast Asia -- Stale bread and fair weather friends -- To do something in this war -- Flying Tigers in Asian skies -- Blood and fire over Rangoon -- We cannot hold Burma without Chinese help -- Make them pay -- To the Gold Coast and beyond -- From tedium to rat race -- Turning points -- Unrest in the ranks -- The last days of Lei Yun -- Last exits -- Saving China while the quarterback hiked -- Scotty and the tigers -- Fixated upon a mirage -- Bombing season -- Countdown to dissolve day -- Coming out of the cold on a shoestring -- From Flying Tigers into hungry mastiffs -- Out of China -- And into history

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