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04327aam a2200469 i 4500 001 CB896ACAC36A11EBBDEE4DF25BECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20210602012120 008 201124s2021 kyuab b 001 0deng 010 $a 2020053361 020 $a 0813180805 020 $a 9780813180809 035 $a (OCoLC)1190833228 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d YDX $d OCLCO $d YUS $d BUP $d SILO 043 $a a-cc--- $a a-cc--- 100 1 $a Jackson, Daniel, $d 1987- $e author. 245 10 $a Fallen tigers : $b the fate of America's missing airmen in China during World War II / $c Daniel Jackson. 246 30 $a Fate of America's missing airmen in China during World War II 264 1 $a Lexington, Kentucky : $b The University Press of Kentucky, $c [2021] 300 $a xx, 272 pages : $b illustrations, maps ; $c 24 cm. 440 1 $a Aviation & air power 500 $a "A Mitchell Institute book" -- back cover. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a 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. 520 $a "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"-- $c Provided by publisher. 610 10 $a United States. $b Air Force, 14th $b Air Force, 14th $x History. 610 10 $a China. $b American Volunteer Group $b American Volunteer Group $x History. 610 10 $a United States. $b China Air Task Force $b China Air Task Force $x History. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Search and rescue operations $z China. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Missing in action. 650 0 $a Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945 $x Aerial operations, American. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Campaigns $z China. 650 0 $a Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945 $x Participation, American. 650 0 $a Military assistance, American $z China $x History $y 20th century. 610 10 $a United States. $b Army Air Forces $v Biography. 941 $a 4 952 $l UNUX074 $d 20240601012040.0 952 $l YCPD572 $d 20220518025111.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20210701010325.0 952 $l KSPG296 $d 20210602012907.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=CB896ACAC36A11EBBDEE4DF25BECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b BUPInitiate Another SILO Locator Search