When Tigers Ruled The Sky
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When Tigers Ruled The Sky
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Author : Bill Yenne
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2016-07-05
When Tigers Ruled The Sky written by Bill Yenne and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-07-05 with History categories.
From the acclaimed author of Hit the Target and Big Week, an in-depth account of the legendary World War II combat group, the Flying Tigers. In 1940, Pearl Harbor had not yet happened, and America was not yet at war with Japan. But China had been trying to stave off Japanese aggression for three years—and was desperate for aircraft and trained combat pilots. General Chiang Kai-shek sent military aviation advisor Claire Chennault to Washington, where President Roosevelt was sympathetic, but knew he could not intervene overtly. Instead, he quietly helped Chennault put together a group of American volunteer pilots. This was how the 1st American Volunteer Group—more commonly known as the Flying Tigers—was born. With the trademark smiling shark jaws on their P-40 fighters, these Army, Navy and Marine pilots became a sensation as they fought for the Chinese. Those who initially doubted them were eventually in awe as they persevered over Rangoon despite being outnumbered 14-1 by Japanese aircraft; as they were described by Madame Chiang Kai-shek as her “little angels” and by a Chinese foreign minister as “the soundest investment China ever made”; and as they ultimately destroyed hundreds of Japanese planes while losing only a dozen of their own in combat. Two of their veterans would later earn the Medal of Honor—and as a group, the Flying Tigers managed to rack up a better record than any other air wing in the Pacific theater. When Tigers Ruled the Sky is a thrilling and triumphant account of their courage and their legacy.
Air Force And Space Digest
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017
Air Force And Space Digest written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Aeronautics categories.
Into The Fire
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Author : Bill Yenne
language : en
Publisher: Berkley
Release Date : 2008
Into The Fire written by Bill Yenne and has been published by Berkley this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Afghan War, 2001- categories.
A gripping novel of the National Guard in Afghanistan. They had never planned on being soldiers. They were regular American citizens, "weekend warriors" in the National Guard, suddenly yanked from their everyday lives and regular duties--attending college, coaching teams, fighting forest fires--and dropped into firefights along the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan. A California surfer, a Mexican-American immigrant, an African-American auto mechanic, and a high school teacher and mother--they answered the call. In no time they were facing car bombs, AK-47s, and rocket-propelled grenade launchers in a world of poverty, terror, and incomprehensible human cruelty. Unflinching, realistic, and timely, Into the Fire is a riveting novel of what's happening in Afghanistan now--as the men and women of the National Guard become soldiers, casualties, and heroes.
Flying Tigers
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Author : Daniel Ford
language : en
Publisher: Warbird Books
Release Date : 2023-05-01
Flying Tigers written by Daniel Ford and has been published by Warbird Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-05-01 with History categories.
During World War II, in the skies over Burma and China, a handful of American pilots met and bloodied the "Imperial Wild Eagles" of Japan and won immortality as the Flying Tigers. One of America's most famous combat forces, the Tigers were recruited to defend beleaguered China for $600 a month and a bounty of $500 for each Japanese plane they shot down--fantastic money in an era when a Manhattan hotel room cost three dollars a night.This May 2023 revision has never-before-published information about Chennault's early years. "Admirable," wrote Chennault biographer Martha Byrd of Ford's original text. "A readable book based on sound sources. Expect some surprises." Flying Tigers won the Aviation/Space Writers Association Award of Excellence in the year of its first publication.
The Flying Tigers
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Author : Sam Kleiner
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2018-05-15
The Flying Tigers written by Sam Kleiner and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-15 with History categories.
The thrilling story behind the American pilots who were secretly recruited to defend the nation’s desperate Chinese allies before Pearl Harbor and ended up on the front lines of the war against the Japanese in the Pacific. Sam Kleiner’s The Flying Tigers uncovers the hidden story of the group of young American men and women who crossed the Pacific before Pearl Harbor to risk their lives defending China. Led by legendary army pilot Claire Chennault, these men left behind an America still at peace in the summer of 1941 using false identities to travel across the Pacific to a run-down airbase in the jungles of Burma. In the wake of the disaster at Pearl Harbor this motley crew was the first group of Americans to take on the Japanese in combat, shooting down hundreds of Japanese aircraft in the skies over Burma, Thailand, and China. At a time when the Allies were being defeated across the globe, the Flying Tigers’ exploits gave hope to Americans and Chinese alike. Kleiner takes readers into the cockpits of their iconic shark-nosed P-40 planes—one of the most familiar images of the war—as the Tigers perform nail-biting missions against the Japanese. He profiles the outsize personalities involved in the operation, including Chennault, whose aggressive tactics went against the prevailing wisdom of military strategy; Greg “Pappy” Boyington, the man who would become the nation’s most beloved pilot until he was shot down and became a POW; Emma Foster, one of the nurses in the unit who had a passionate romance with a pilot named John Petach; and Madame Chiang Kai-shek herself, who first brought Chennault to China and who would come to visit these young Americans. A dramatic story of a covert operation whose very existence would have scandalized an isolationist United States, The Flying Tigers is the unforgettable account of a group of Americans whose heroism changed the world, and who cemented an alliance between the United States and China as both nations fought against seemingly insurmountable odds.
Spell Of The Tiger
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Author : Sy Montgomery
language : en
Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing
Release Date : 2009-02-15
Spell Of The Tiger written by Sy Montgomery and has been published by Chelsea Green Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-02-15 with Nature categories.
From the author of The Soul of an Octopus and bestselling memoir The Good Good Pig, a book that earned Sy Montgomery her status as one of the most celebrated wildlife writers of our time, Spell of the Tiger brings readers to the Sundarbans, a vast tangle of mangrove swamp and tidal delta that lies between India and Bangladesh. It is the only spot on earth where tigers routinely eat people—swimming silently behind small boats at night to drag away fishermen, snatching honey collectors and woodcutters from the forest. But, unlike in other parts of Asia where tigers are rapidly being hunted to extinction, tigers in the Sundarbans are revered. With the skill of a naturalist and the spirit of a mystic, Montgomery reveals the delicate balance of Sundarbans life, explores the mix of worship and fear that offers tigers unique protection there, and unlocks some surprising answers about why people at risk of becoming prey might consider their predator a god.
The Tiger
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Author : Sylvaine Peyrols
language : en
Publisher: My First Discoveries
Release Date : 2013
The Tiger written by Sylvaine Peyrols and has been published by My First Discoveries this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Why are tigers, the biggest felines, in danger of extinction? They are active at night and sleep in the day. See how a tigress brings up her cubs. Meet the tigers many cousins in the cat family.
Aces High
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Author : Bill Yenne
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2009-02-03
Aces High written by Bill Yenne and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-02-03 with History categories.
Capturing the hearts of a beleaguered nation, the fighter pilots of World War II engaged in a kind of battle that became the stuff of legend. They cut through the sky in their P-38s to go one-on-one against the enemy—and those who survived the deadly showdowns with enough courage and skill earned the right to be called aces. But two men in particular rose to become something more. They became icons of aerial combat, in a heroic rivalry that inspired a weary nation to fight on. Richard “Dick” Bong was the bashful, pink-faced farm boy from the Midwest. Thomas “Tommy” McGuire was the wise-cracking, fast-talking kid from New Jersey. What they shared was an unparalleled gallantry under fire which won them both the Medal of Honor—and remains the subject of hushed and reverent conversation wherever aerial warfare is admired. What they had between them was a closely watched rivalry to see who would emerge as the top-scoring American ace of the war. What they left behind is a legacy of pride we will never forget, and a record of aerial victories that has yet to be surpassed anywhere in the world.
The Air Reservist
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Author : United States. Department of the Air Force
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1952
The Air Reservist written by United States. Department of the Air Force and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1952 with categories.
Traditional Themes In Japanese Art
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Author : Charles Robert Temple
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
Traditional Themes In Japanese Art written by Charles Robert Temple and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Art categories.
"Traditional Themes in Japanese Art" presents a wide selection of colorful figures and fascinating events from Japanese history, mythology, legend, and folklore in easy to read descriptive entries, which depict the many recurring themes in the works of Japanese artists.