With Chennault in China by Robert Smith

With Chennault in China by Robert Smith

Here's the story of how a handful of young Americans, fighting with improvised equipment, commanded the air against superior enemy forces and won! Written by a radio operator who served as a member of the AVG (American Volunteer Group) throughout their existence, this fascinating, intimate story of General Claire Lee Chennault's "Flying Tigers" is loaded with original photographs and numerous first-hand accounts from the author's personal diary. It's all here - the whole story of how the AVG shot down over 650 Japanese plane using obsolete P-40s and a communications network that covered China with a protective "umbrella." This ground based radio network (in which the author operated) kept the pilots so well-informed of enemy air activity that they were seldom surprised by Japanese attacks. Enjoyable to read, this memoir will give you a taste of the "local flavor" of life in China while under Japanese attack. You'll find a musing anecdotes and accurate descriptions of the author's duty as a radio operator as well as the wartime activities of other AVG member. Now, the complete story of the AVG - the deadliest, most efficient group of fighter pilots and support personnel ever assembled - is brought to life again through original photographs and behind the scenes descriptions! Robert M. Smith was a sergeant-air mechanic first class for the U.S. Air Force when the recruiters arrived on base looking for volunteers for the Chinese Air Force. He was discharged from the Air Force and went to China to join the American Volunteer Group, "THe Flying Tigers." When the AVG disbanded in July, 1942 he re-enlisted as a technical sergeant and retured to China with the Army Airways Communications System. Presently he is the treasurer and on the executive committee of the American Volunteer Group Association.

Smith, Robert M.: - For thirty-five years, Rob Smith immersed himself in survey research and data analysis to better understand American voters, consumers, and issue advocates. Along the way, he founded and led three strategic communications companies that pioneered database marketing and customer relationship management (CRM). His diversity of work with over a dozen Fortune 100 companies, congressional and presidential candidates, and issue advocacy groups led him to the surprising conclusions in this book. Smith graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, and lives with his wife, Sally, and two rescue dogs in Santa Barbara, California.

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ISBN 13	9780764302879
ISBN 10	0764302876
Title	With Chennault in China
Author	Robert Smith
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
Year published	1997-04-23
Number of pages	176
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