With the Tigers Over China,1941-42

By Jerome Klinkowitz

Book Overview

" In the twelve months centered around the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, a diverse group of American and British flyers fought one of the most remarkable air campaigns of WWII. Pilots including Claire Chennault, ""Pappy"" Boyington, and Art Donahue bought time for an Allied regrouping against Japan's relentless assault in the China-Burma-India theater. In the face of the 1941 bombings, Chiang Kai-shek turned to air power to survive, which he did thanks to Chennault's rebuilding of the Chinese

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813121159
• ISBN13: 9780813121154
• Release Date: May 1999
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher