DAYS OF THE CHING PAO: A Photographic Record Of The "FLYING TIGERS," The 14th Ai

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Appleton 1986 Palmer Rosholt House. Red boards, very bright, pictorial dust jacket in mylar protector, 192p., profuse b.w vintage photos, 24 x 31 cm., clean. * AUTHOR'S SIGNED COPY * * 4TH & BEST REVISED & BEST EDITION * . *** **** *** . . AN HISTORIC FIRST-HAND ACCOUNT AND PRIMARY RESOURCE . . . DAYS OF THE CHING PAO [AIR RAIDS] . . . THE PHOTOGRAPHIC RECORD & HISTORY OF THE "FLYING TIGERS" . . . & THE FOURTEENTH ARMY AIR FORCE THROUGHOUT CHINA . . . IN WORLD WAR 2 . * DAYS OF THE CHING PAO [AIR RAIDS], Is the true pictorial and oral history of the combat activities of the U.S.A.A.F. Fourteenth Air Force the ["FLYING TIGERS"] in World War 2 China. It covers a multitude of American Air Force airfields throughout China from 1942-1945, their story and accounts of Japanese raids [CHING PAO] and combat histories. . It was from the airfields that various Fourteenth Air Force fighter and bomber squadrons pounded the Japanese on all fronts. . From Pao-Chin in the north, to Hanoi in the south, Peng-shan in the west to Taiwan in the east, U.S. Army Air Forces attacked Japanese assets on the ground, in the water and in the air. . *** This book is a detailed story and photographic main resource for the true history of the squadrons and personnel of the "A.V.G." ["AMERICAN VOLUNTEER GROUP"] later called the famous "FLYING TIGERS" who then became the 14th and 23rd Army Air Forces throughout China. A record as experienced by Rosholt. . *** CHAPTERS: 1. Background of the "FLYING TIGERS" 2. The CATF [China Air Task Force] and the 14th Air Force 3. Farewell to Chennault 4. Airfield Construction 5. 23rd Fighter Group 6. 118th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron 7. 16th Fighter Squadron 8. 528th Fighter Squadron 9. 11th Bomber Squadron 10. 22nd Bomb squadron 11. 308th Bomb Group 12. Chinese-American Composite Wing 13. Damage Assessment 14. 12th Air Service Group 15. 21st & 35th Photo Reconnaissance Squadrons 16. 317th Fighter Control Squadron 18. Campaign Decorations and Awards 19. At Work & Play 20. "Fire & Fall Back" 22. "Cease Operations" [Japanese Surrender, end of the war] 23. Assorted Documents & Pictures. . *** With historic photographs of the "A.V.G." CTAF [China Air Task Force] and the 14th Air Force groups. . With notes, photos and stories of airfields at: Peishiyi, Kunming, Guilin, Liuzhou, Chentu, Changsha, Kiangwan, Luiliang, Nanning, Tanchuk, Kanchow, Yang Tang, Yangkai, Chichhiang, Hengyang, Hankow, Lingling, Suichuan, Kueiyang, Huang-p'ing, Peishiyi, Yunnai and too many others to list. See the map inside the front cover for all airfields covered in this stunning and historic first-hand, primary account, by an old "FLYING TIGER." . With errate page tipped in. . *** THE AUTHOR MALCOLM ROSHOLT [1902-2005]: In 1931, as a young journalist, he went to Shanghai, as a reporter for the China Free Press. He learned to read, write and speak Chinese with fluency. He also worked for the OSS, and was a special member of the "FLYING TIGERS." . *** For his service, he was awarded the Legion of Merit and the Bronze Star by the American government for exceptional heroism and gallantry and the Order of the White Cloud, the Honorary Ancestral Medal, and the China War Medal, the highest honors bestowed on any foreigner by the Chinese government. . *** Color photos are posted to our website. . *** INDIVIDUAL COPY NOTES: . Copy 2: Author's signed & 1979 dated presentation copy to his long-time friend, Jim Curran. . Curran was videographer, climber, author, artist and teacher. He was a famous British mountain climber and Author of "K2, The Story of The Savage Mountain." . Top of dust jacket torn off on front 2/3rds, signs of minor edge wear, book, binding excellent, contents likewise, no issues. . * Copy 3: The author's signed & 1979 dated long presentation copy to Col. James Ozmet Jr. This copy has fading to the front & back covers with loss of some of the red color. Contents, bright, no issues. The book is solidly bound & firm. sold "as is," by ordering. …

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DAYS OF THE CHING PAO: A Photographic Record Of The "FLYING TIGERS," The 14th Ai
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ROSHOLT, Malcolm
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CHINA SOCIAL SCIENCE, KOREA, YUNNAN PROVINCE

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