Bibliograph

China's wings, war, intrigue, romance, and adventure in the Middle Kingdom during the Golden Age of Flight, Gregory Crouch

Type

Label

China's wings, war, intrigue, romance, and adventure in the Middle Kingdom during the Golden Age of Flight, Gregory Crouch

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrationsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

China's wings

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

727610588

Responsibility statement

Gregory Crouch

Sub title

war, intrigue, romance, and adventure in the Middle Kingdom during the Golden Age of Flight

Summary

"The incredible real-life saga of the flying band of brothers who opened the skies over China in the years leading up to World War II"--Jacket

Table Of Contents

Saint Patrick's day, 1931 -- "You won't be able to handle the pilots" -- "This airline is a partnership" -- Cake and champagne -- Route three -- A Pan Am man and a woman named Kitsi -- The last of the salad days -- Things fall apart -- The cavalry -- Shanghai November -- Resurrection -- The provisional capital -- The Kweilin incident -- The evacuation of Hankow -- Meeting Madame -- Bombing season -- Ventricular tachycardia -- a wing and a spare, no prayers needed -- "Those planes are Japanese!" -- In the fight -- "For us it started five years ago" -- Clipping the edge of bedrock -- "We'll be talking about that for the rest of our lives" -- Not the worst way to fight a war -- To lose a friend -- Getting his -- The gold missions -- Endgame

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