Ding hao, America's air war in China, 1937-1945 /

Cornelius, Wanda.

Ding hao, America's air war in China, 1937-1945 / by Wanda Cornelius and Thayne Short. - Gretna, La. : Pelican Pub. Co., 1980. - x, 502 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p.485-486) and index.

The Burma Road : back door to China -- Claire Chennault : from Louisiana swamps to China skies, 1890-1938 -- Chennault and the American Volunteer Group, 1938-1942 -- The making of a China pilot : Charlie Olsen in Panama -- The Twenty-third Fighter Group : 1942 -- The Panama Pilots' long road to China -- The Twenty-third Fighter Group : January-October 1943 -- The Twenty-third Fighter Group : November-December 1943 -- Lt. Henry I. Wood, prisoner of war -- The Twenty-third Fighter Group : 1944 -- Victory in the Far East : 1945.

Recounts America's involvement in the air war in China during World War II and the life of Claire L. Chennault.

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Chennault, Claire Lee, 1893-1958.
Chennault, Claire Lee, 1890-1958.


United States. Army Air Forces. Air Force, 14th --History.
China. Kong jun. American Volunteer Group --History.
États-Unis. Army Air Forces. Air Force, 14th --Histoire.
Chine. K'ung chün. American Volunteer Group --Histoire.


World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--East Asia.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945--Opérations aériennes américaines.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945--Campagnes et batailles--Extrême-Orient.

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