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- catalog abstract "This is an excellent story of one of the rennaisance men of aviation, a man who single-handedly changed the way we fight in the air: from tactics to early warning networks. To the Chinese, the hawk-faced, leather-skinned American was "Chennote Chiang Chun," and his men were "Tigers"--The famous Flying Tigers who plunged into China in 1941 to help in the desperate struggle against the invading Japanese. They were only a handful of men with a hundred outmoded planes, but their leader was one of the most daring and ingenious men who ever flew in war. Crusty and cantankerous, worshipped by his men, Claire Chennault rapidly created one of the most effective fighting units of all time. Chennault was handcuffed almost from the start, being labeled as a maverick and cast aside much too early in a career that would eventually transform itself into the world of civilian air transportation with the flying tiger line. General Scott, who served under Chennault in China, deals here, most interestingly, with the military exploits of his commanding officer and also with the bitter political conflicts that developed with General Stilwell.".
- catalog contributor b6724347.
- catalog created "1959.".
- catalog date "1959".
- catalog date "1959.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1959.".
- catalog description "This is an excellent story of one of the rennaisance men of aviation, a man who single-handedly changed the way we fight in the air: from tactics to early warning networks. To the Chinese, the hawk-faced, leather-skinned American was "Chennote Chiang Chun," and his men were "Tigers"--The famous Flying Tigers who plunged into China in 1941 to help in the desperate struggle against the invading Japanese. They were only a handful of men with a hundred outmoded planes, but their leader was one of the most daring and ingenious men who ever flew in war. Crusty and cantankerous, worshipped by his men, Claire Chennault rapidly created one of the most effective fighting units of all time. Chennault was handcuffed almost from the start, being labeled as a maverick and cast aside much too early in a career that would eventually transform itself into the world of civilian air transportation with the flying tiger line. General Scott, who served under Chennault in China, deals here, most interestingly, with the military exploits of his commanding officer and also with the bitter political conflicts that developed with General Stilwell.".
- catalog extent "285 p.".
- catalog hasFormat "Flying Tiger.".
- catalog isFormatOf "Flying Tiger.".
- catalog issued "1959".
- catalog issued "1959.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday,".
- catalog relation "Flying Tiger.".
- catalog subject "923.573".
- catalog subject "Chennault, Claire Lee, 1893-1958.".
- catalog subject "China. Kong jun. American Volunteer Group.".
- catalog subject "DS777.53 .S38".
- catalog subject "World War, 1939-1945 Aerial operations, Chinese.".
- catalog title "Flying Tiger: Chennault of China.".
- catalog type "text".