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Author:
Bailey, Steven K., author.
Title:
Bold venture : the American bombing of Japanese-occupied Hong Kong, 1942-1945 / Steven K. Bailey.
Publisher:
Potomac Booksan imprint of the University of Nebraska Press,
Copyright Date:
2019
Description:
316 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates ; 24 cm
Subject:
United States.--China Air Task Force.--China Air Task Force.
United States.--China Air Task Force.--China Air Task Force.
Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)
World War (1939-1945)
Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945--Aerial operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Hong Kong.--Hong Kong.
Bombing, Aerial--Hong Kong.--Hong Kong.
World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American.
Hong Kong (China)--History, Military--20th century.
Bombing, Aerial.
Military campaigns.
Military operations, Aerial--American.
China--Hong Kong.
1900-1999
Military history.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Eyes over Hong Kong -- Chennault -- Fried eggs or scrambled? -- Tai-tai! planes are coming! -- Paddy mud -- Night raid on north point -- Somewhere in southern China -- Dud bombs and dead fish -- It was a honey -- Colbert's walk out -- Sweepy-time gal -- Gulls, pigeons, and jays -- The death of Chan Lim Pak -- Convoy Hi-87 -- Devils incarnate -- Gangway special -- Playing with fire -- Bold venture.
Summary:
""Bold Venture" tells an important and riveting wartime story of the American airmen who flew combat missions over Hong Kong during the Second World War."--Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
1640121048
9781640121041
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1039443828
LCCN:
2018018094
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

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