The Maverick War -Chennault and the Flying tigers

by Duane Schultz

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Available

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940.54

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Hard Cover with cover

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An account of the creation of the Flying Tigers, the controversial air unit of the Second World War that was perhaps America's first venture into covert operations against a foreign power.

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LibraryThing member oldman
A history of the Flying Tigers of WWII. The story of 100 men and planes who flew in the Chinaagainst the Japanese. A fair book, I found it lacking in depth promised in the cover flaps.

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