A Flying Tiger's Diary (Volume 15) (Centennial Series of the Association of Former Students, Texas A&M University) - Softcover

Bond Jr., Charles R.; Anderson, Terry H.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0890964084 ISBN 13: 9780890964088

Publisher: Texas A&M University Press, 1988

Synopsis

" Draws aside the curtain of mythology and shows the AVG members--pilots, mechanics, nurses, and Chennault himself--as recognizable humans with a full spectrum of virtues and faults. Yet, the glory remains undiminished . . . A Flying Tiger's Diary is highly readable and is wholeheartedly recommended."—Military Review

The Flying Tigers, under the leadership of Claire Chennault, fought legendary air battles in the skies over Burma and China. This journal of ace pilot Charles Bond, now in its fifth printing, vividly preserves his experiences in aerial combat against the Japanese, all recorded within twenty-four hours of the action. It also documents the training and living conditions of the men whom Gen. Bruce K. Holloway has called "the most colorful group of warriors in modern times."

A limited, specially bound edition of A Flying Tiger's Diary, signed and with a laid-in print by Terry Pyles, is available while supply lasts.”

About this title

About the Author:

CHARLES R. BOND is a major general retired from the U.S. Air Force and living in Dallas. TERRY H. ANDERSON is a professor in the history department at Texas A&M University.

Review:

"His diary is an intimate record of the war in the air above China and Burma. It is probably unique in the literature of World War II."--Rod Gragg (Rod Gragg)

About this edition

• Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
• Publication date: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0890964084
• ISBN 13: 9780890964088
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 264