1893-1958

"... tells the story of the group young American men and women who crossed the Pacific before Pearl Harbor to risk their lives defending the embattled forces of Chiang Kai-Shek's China. These 300 individuals were effectively paid mercenaries, secretly recruited by a mysterious shell company that the federal government had created to circumvent its official stance of non-intervention in the war. Drawn from across the armed services by the prospect of seeing the world and earning a good salary, they traveled to Burma under false identities in the late summer and fall of 1941 and began training there under ... general Claire Chennault"--Provided by publisher.

The story of the Flying Tigers during the spring and winter of 1941-1942 and a review of Chennault's personal papers.

An account of the exploits of the American pilots led by General Chennault in China during World War II, who became famous throughout the world as The Flying Tigers.

Profiles Claire Lee Chennault who, after retiring from the United States Army Air Corps, volunteered as an advisor to Chiang Kai-Shek and led both Chinese and American air troops against Japan during World War II.