Albert Grandolini, Marc Koelich

Nine Lives of the Flying Tiger

Volume 1 - America's Secret Air Wars in Asia, 1945-1950. Sprache: Englisch.

kartoniert , 106 Seiten

ISBN 1915070597

EAN 9781915070593

Veröffentlicht Juni 2023

Verlag/Hersteller Helion & Company

€ 28,50 inkl. MwSt.

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Beschreibung

This volume describes the circumstances of the creation of the Civil Air Transport company, a paramilitary airline owned by the CIA, its participation in the Chinese Civil War, and the story of its founder, General Claire Lee Chennault of the famed Flying Tigers.

Portrait

Military historian and aviation-journalist Albert Grandolini was born in Vietnam and gained an MA in history from Paris 1 Sorbonne University. His primary research focus is on contemporary conflicts in general and particularly on the military history in Asia and Africa. Having spent his childhood in South Vietnam, the Vietnam War has always been one of his main fields of research. He authored the book Fall of the Flying Dragon: South Vietnamese Air Force (1973-1975) two volumes on Vietnam's Easter Offensive of 1972 for Helion's Asia@War Series, and three volumes on Libyan Air Wars for Africa@War Series, and has written numerous articles for various British, French, and German magazines.