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by Jack Samson

Author:	Jack Samson
Subcategory:	Historical
Language:	English
Publisher:	Lyons Press; Media tie-in edition (December 20, 2011)
Pages:	488 pages
Category:	Biographies
Rating:	4.4
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Chennault, Claire Lee (1893-1958). On this site it is impossible to download the book, read the book online or get the contents of a book.

Chennault, Claire Lee (1893-1958). Rubrics: Generals United States Biography. The administration of the site is not responsible for the content of the site. The data of catalog based on open source database. All rights are reserved by their owners. Download book The flying tiger : the true story of General Claire Chennault and the . 14th Air Force in China, Jack Samson.

The Flying Tigers and the . They did this losing only four pilots and twelve P-40s in air combat and sixty-one on the ground. In this definitive biography of General Claire Chennault, veteran reporter Jack Samson offers a rare and fascinating inside look at this legendary man behind the Flying Tigers. Unlike Eisenhower and MacArthur, Chennault was no saintly military leader. He was a chain-smoking, bourbon-drinking, womanizing man.

The Flying Tiger book. It was chock full of interesting historical details about Chennault and the 14th air Force and helped me undestand this important part of WWII in China

The Flying Tiger book. It was chock full of interesting historical details about Chennault and the 14th air Force and helped me undestand this important part of WWII in China. I did take the book to a patient of mine, who is 106 years old and actually flew in the China/Burma/India Group with Chennault and he signed the book and wrote in some small stories for me about the General he flew under. Dec 15, 2018 William DuFour rated it it was amazing. Shelves: biography, history.

Flying Tigers: Claire Chennault and the American Volunteer Group (SMITHSONIAN HISTORY OF AVIATION . Following Chennault from this command of the 14th .

Flying Tigers: Claire Chennault and the American Volunteer Group (SMITHSONIAN HISTORY OF AVIATION AND SPACEFLIGHT SERIES). Army Air Force during World War II to the part of his life that is not well known-the intriguing postwar years in China and Formosa, where his Civilian Air Transport (CAT) became the scourge of the Red Chinese-The Flying Tiger is an extraordinary portrait of one of America's greatest.

The Flying Tiger: The True Story of General Claire Chennault and the . 14th Air Force in China. Ford, Daniel (March 14, 2016). Tales of the Flying Tigers: Five Books About the American Volunteer Group, Mercenary Heroes of Burma and China. p. 73. ISBN 1592287115. 89. Retrieved August 31, 2017.

The Flying Tiger A definitive biography of the legendary leader of the Flying Tigers and the . He served with Chennault's Fourteenth . Fourteenth Air Force in China. The Flying Tigers and the . Fourteenth will be the subject of a huge upcoming film from IMAX and director John Woo. Read full description. See details and exclusions. Army Air Force in China as a navigator and later returned to Asia, where he worked in public relations for the general's civilian airline, CAT. A private pilot, Samson is official historian of the Fourteenth . Army Air Force Association. Country of Publication.

AIR FORCE IN CHINA A definitive biography of the legendary leader of the Flying Tigers and the .

FLYING TIGER: THE TRUE STORY OF GENERAL CLAIRE CHENNAULT AND THE . 14TH AIR FORCE IN CHINA A definitive biography of the legendary leader of the Flying Tigers and the . The film is scheduled to start shooting in spring 2011 with no firm release date stated yet. The role of Chenault in the film is likely to be the role of a lifetime for a huge star. Frequently Purchased With. BOLT UNDRILLED AN3-14A. S.

Samson, who served under Chennault in both the 14th Air Force and CAT, writes with affection. Recommended for most collections. -Library Journal Claire Lee Chennault was a fascinating man in a fascinating time in history

Samson, who served under Chennault in both the 14th Air Force and CAT, writes with affection. -Library Journal Claire Lee Chennault was a fascinating man in a fascinating time in history. This book will go a long way toward ensuring him his deserved place in that history.

The Flying Tigers and the U.S. Fourteenth will be the subject of a huge upcoming film from IMAX and director John Woo. The film is scheduled to start shooting in spring 2011 with no firm release date stated yet. The role of Chenault in the film is likely to be the role of a lifetime for a huge star. When a sickly, half-deaf, forty-seven-year-old retired U.S. Army Air Corps Captain went to China in 1937 to survey Chiang Kai-shek’s Chinese Air Force, little did the world know this would be the man to stem the Japanese tide in the Far East. Almost every military expert predicted his handful of pilots of the American Volunteer Group would not last three weeks. Yet in seven months in 1942, the AVG, fighting a rear-guard action over Burma, China, Thailand, and French Indonesia, destroyed a confirmed 199 planes, with another 153 “probables” as well. They did this losing only four pilots and twelve P-40s in air combat and sixty-one on the ground.In this definitive biography of General Claire Chennault, veteran reporter Jack Samson offers a rare and fascinating inside look at this legendary man behind the Flying Tigers.Unlike Eisenhower and MacArthur, Chennault was no saintly military leader. He was a chain-smoking, bourbon-drinking, womanizing man. He was the kind of leader his men knew could and did fly better than they--in any kind of plane. But first and last, he was a fighter--a tough, single-minded warrior who was never confused by who the enemy was in Asia, regardless of what the State Department thought.Following Chennault from this command of the Fourteenth U.S. Army Air Force during World War II to the part of his life that is not well known--the intriguing postwar years in China and Formosa, where his Civilian Air Transport (CAT) became the scourge of the Red Chinese--The Flying Tiger is an extraordinary portrait of one of America’s great military commanders.

Comments:

Rigiot

My uncle flew P-40's and P-51's in China and knew Chennault. It's been fascinating reading this book and seeing how the AVG and Chennault got started. I can see now why my uncle thought so highly of Chennault. The author has done a great job of making a non-fiction book read like a novel. Reading this reminds me of reading one of WEB Griffins books, except this is non-fiction.

Goodman

For those who still hold the story of The Flying Tigers in high esteem, this book provides yet another view of that "experiment." I thought it was a thorough look at Claire Chennault and the role he played in that critical period leading up to the U.S. formal entry into WWII. In conjunction with other works on the topic of The Tigers, the reader gets an in depth picture of the American Volunteer Group (AVG): the personnel, the mission, the deprivations and their heroic efforts to overcome monstrous lack of supplies and support. For The Tigers, Chennault, with his unique relationship with the Generalissimo and Madame Chiang, was the driving force providing cohesion for this small organization from inception up to their dissolution. I do recommend Mr. Samson's book, it fills in many gaps in the overall understanding of The Flying Tigers.

Mike McCaffrey

Samuhn

A very detailed account of the AVG. The politics between the military and Washington during WWII are shown from both perspectives. An excellent book about a great man. At times it can slow you down with numbers and military abbreviations (easily forgiven with vivid first hand accounts). It would be a very good reference book.

Rishason

Sent to a Prisoner in Jail and He was happy with it.

Uste

Entertaining book. Great read.

Itiannta

Claire Chennault must have been the kind of person that you liked a lot, or disliked a lot, with little in between. The U.S. military must have had others like him, and it makes one wonder how the hell we won a war when there was such turmoil within? I want to read more about this man who lived in very interesting times.

Little Devil

A very good read about the Flying Tigers, the pre war conditions in China and the air war there. Includes info on the politicalization of the war effort.

We need more men today like Chennault!!!!! He told things like it was! And then he did it!!!!!!!!!

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