Author: David Lee Hill
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ISBN: 9781885354150
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
"Tex Hill's autobiography-memoir of his tour with the flying tigers, and their gallant air defense of Burma and China during WW II. This book will become one of the epic air and ground battle stories of WW II."
"Tex" Hill
Author: David Lee Hill
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781885354150
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
"Tex Hill's autobiography-memoir of his tour with the flying tigers, and their gallant air defense of Burma and China during WW II. This book will become one of the epic air and ground battle stories of WW II."
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781885354150
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
"Tex Hill's autobiography-memoir of his tour with the flying tigers, and their gallant air defense of Burma and China during WW II. This book will become one of the epic air and ground battle stories of WW II."
Publication
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Category : Income tax
Languages : en
Pages : 412
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Category : Income tax
Languages : en
Pages : 412
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Bulletin
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 668
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 668
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The Flying Tigers
Author: Sam Kleiner
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593511352
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
The thrilling story behind the American pilots who were secretly recruited to defend the nation’s desperate Chinese allies before Pearl Harbor and ended up on the front lines of the war against the Japanese in the Pacific. Sam Kleiner’s The Flying Tigers uncovers the hidden story of the group of young American men and women who crossed the Pacific before Pearl Harbor to risk their lives defending China. Led by legendary army pilot Claire Chennault, these men left behind an America still at peace in the summer of 1941 using false identities to travel across the Pacific to a run-down airbase in the jungles of Burma. In the wake of the disaster at Pearl Harbor this motley crew was the first group of Americans to take on the Japanese in combat, shooting down hundreds of Japanese aircraft in the skies over Burma, Thailand, and China. At a time when the Allies were being defeated across the globe, the Flying Tigers’ exploits gave hope to Americans and Chinese alike. Kleiner takes readers into the cockpits of their iconic shark-nosed P-40 planes—one of the most familiar images of the war—as the Tigers perform nail-biting missions against the Japanese. He profiles the outsize personalities involved in the operation, including Chennault, whose aggressive tactics went against the prevailing wisdom of military strategy; Greg “Pappy” Boyington, the man who would become the nation’s most beloved pilot until he was shot down and became a POW; Emma Foster, one of the nurses in the unit who had a passionate romance with a pilot named John Petach; and Madame Chiang Kai-shek herself, who first brought Chennault to China and who would come to visit these young Americans. A dramatic story of a covert operation whose very existence would have scandalized an isolationist United States, The Flying Tigers is the unforgettable account of a group of Americans whose heroism changed the world, and who cemented an alliance between the United States and China as both nations fought against seemingly insurmountable odds.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593511352
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
The thrilling story behind the American pilots who were secretly recruited to defend the nation’s desperate Chinese allies before Pearl Harbor and ended up on the front lines of the war against the Japanese in the Pacific. Sam Kleiner’s The Flying Tigers uncovers the hidden story of the group of young American men and women who crossed the Pacific before Pearl Harbor to risk their lives defending China. Led by legendary army pilot Claire Chennault, these men left behind an America still at peace in the summer of 1941 using false identities to travel across the Pacific to a run-down airbase in the jungles of Burma. In the wake of the disaster at Pearl Harbor this motley crew was the first group of Americans to take on the Japanese in combat, shooting down hundreds of Japanese aircraft in the skies over Burma, Thailand, and China. At a time when the Allies were being defeated across the globe, the Flying Tigers’ exploits gave hope to Americans and Chinese alike. Kleiner takes readers into the cockpits of their iconic shark-nosed P-40 planes—one of the most familiar images of the war—as the Tigers perform nail-biting missions against the Japanese. He profiles the outsize personalities involved in the operation, including Chennault, whose aggressive tactics went against the prevailing wisdom of military strategy; Greg “Pappy” Boyington, the man who would become the nation’s most beloved pilot until he was shot down and became a POW; Emma Foster, one of the nurses in the unit who had a passionate romance with a pilot named John Petach; and Madame Chiang Kai-shek herself, who first brought Chennault to China and who would come to visit these young Americans. A dramatic story of a covert operation whose very existence would have scandalized an isolationist United States, The Flying Tigers is the unforgettable account of a group of Americans whose heroism changed the world, and who cemented an alliance between the United States and China as both nations fought against seemingly insurmountable odds.
Bulletin of the United States Geological Survey
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 676
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 676
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Directory [of] Aviation Medical Examiners
Author: United States. Office of Aviation Medicine
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Category : Aviation medical examiners
Languages : en
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Category : Aviation medical examiners
Languages : en
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Army Directory
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Languages : en
Pages : 1336
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Languages : en
Pages : 1336
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Memories, War Stories, and STANS (Shoot That Ain't Nothing)
Author: Oliver Hurt
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 1681979861
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
If you grew up during the baby boomer years, you will enjoy reading this book, and if not, you will enjoy learning what it was like growing up in the late fifties. It will spark memories of your own childhood. OJ Hurt grew up instilled with a Christian faith and describes himself as "just a man living as best I know how and as taught me by my parents and grandparents." This book will take you into small-town memories and describe what it's like to be a police officer. As a police pilot, OJ will place you in the cockpit of a police helicopter and will make you feel as though you are in the cockpit flying with him. This book will describe what it's like being a federal investigator and will allow you some insight into investigative questioning techniques. OJ's three decades of investigative experience and his experience as an army counterintelligence officer is a career-rich in action and stories. OJ describes his leadership philosophy and how committed leadership can effect improvement. OJ describes what it's like as an army counterintelligence officer and developing a tough mindset as a leader of combat operations. Learn how he put together six intelligence teams from scratch and how tactical intelligence sources are determined and why one does not leave a footprint on an intelligence source. Enjoy.
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 1681979861
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
If you grew up during the baby boomer years, you will enjoy reading this book, and if not, you will enjoy learning what it was like growing up in the late fifties. It will spark memories of your own childhood. OJ Hurt grew up instilled with a Christian faith and describes himself as "just a man living as best I know how and as taught me by my parents and grandparents." This book will take you into small-town memories and describe what it's like to be a police officer. As a police pilot, OJ will place you in the cockpit of a police helicopter and will make you feel as though you are in the cockpit flying with him. This book will describe what it's like being a federal investigator and will allow you some insight into investigative questioning techniques. OJ's three decades of investigative experience and his experience as an army counterintelligence officer is a career-rich in action and stories. OJ describes his leadership philosophy and how committed leadership can effect improvement. OJ describes what it's like as an army counterintelligence officer and developing a tough mindset as a leader of combat operations. Learn how he put together six intelligence teams from scratch and how tactical intelligence sources are determined and why one does not leave a footprint on an intelligence source. Enjoy.
United States Official Postal Guide ...
Author: United States. Post Office Dept
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Category : Postal service
Languages : en
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Category : Postal service
Languages : en
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Cumulative List of Organizations Described in Section 170 (c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954
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Category : Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations
Languages : en
Pages : 618
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Category : Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations
Languages : en
Pages : 618
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