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Fallen tigers : the fate of America's missing airmen in China during World War II

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자료유형 :	단행본
ISBN :	9780813180809
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분류기호 :	940.54
개인저자 :	Jackson, Daniel, 1987-, author.
서명/저자사항 :	Fallen tigers : the fate of America's missing airmen in China during World War II / Daniel Jackson.
발행사항 :	Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, [2021]
형태사항 :	xx, 272 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
총서사항 :	Aviation and air power
서지주기 :	Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-255) and index.
내용주기 :	Aerial Oppression -- Hope for China -- Doolittle's Raid -- Enemy Occupation -- China Air Task Force -- Hong Kong -- Aerial Offensive -- Shipping is the Key -- Thanksgiving Day -- Ambush at Jiujiang -- Operation Ichi-Go -- Collateral Damage -- With the Communists -- The Secret Airfield -- Thai Fighters -- The Final Offensive.
요약 :	"Mere months before the attack on Pearl Harbor, President Franklin D. Roosevelt sent a volunteer group of American airmen to the Far East, convinced that supporting Chinese resistance against the continuing Japanese invasion would be crucial to an eventual Allied victory in World War II. Within two weeks of that fateful Sunday in December 1941, the American Volunteer Group-soon to become known as the legendary "Flying Tigers"-went into action. Audaciously led by master tactician Claire Lee Chennault, daring airmen such as David Lee "Tex" Hill and George B. "Mac" McMillan fought enemy air forces and armies in dangerous aerial duels despite being outnumbered and outgunned. Aviators who fell in combat and survived the crash or bailout faced the terrifying reality of being lost and injured in unfamiliar territory. In Fallen Tigers: The Fate of America's Missing Airmen in China during World War II, historian Daniel Jackson, himself a combat-tested pilot, sheds light on the stories of downed aviators who attempted to evade capture by the Japanese in their bid to return to Allied territory. In gripping detail, he reveals that the heroism of these airmen was equaled, and often exceeded, by the Chinese soldiers and civilians who risked their lives to return them safely to American custody. His comprehensive research shows the drive to aid these airmen transcended ideology, as both Chinese communists and nationalists realized the commonality of their struggle against a despised enemy. Fallen Tigers is an incredible story of survival that insightfully illuminates the relationship between missing aircrew and their Chinese allies who were willing to save their lives at any cost. Based on thorough archival research and filled with compelling personal narratives from memoirs, wartime diaries, and dozens of interviews with veterans, this vital work offers an important new perspective on the Flying Tigers and the history of World War II in China"-- Provided by publisher.
주제명(단체명) :	United States. -- Army Air Forces. -- Air Force, 14th -- History. --
주제명(단체명) :	China. -- Kong jun. -- American Volunteer Group -- History. --
주제명(단체명) :	United States. -- Army Air Forces. -- China Air Task Force -- History. --
주제명(단체명) :	United States. -- Army Air Forces --
일반주제명 :	World War, 1939-1945 -- Search and rescue operations -- China. --
일반주제명 :	World War, 1939-1945 -- Missing in action. --
일반주제명 :	Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945 -- Aerial operations, American. --
일반주제명 :	World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- China. --
일반주제명 :	Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945 -- Participation, American. --
일반주제명 :	Military assistance, American -- China -- History -- 20th century. --
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