Famine, Sword, and Fire: The Liberation of Southwest China in World War II

by Daniel Jackson

The untold story of Chinese and Americans standing side-by-side, fighting together and dying together on the highest, most rugged battlegrounds of WWII. In May 1942, the Japanese 15th Army conquered Burma and southwest China. Only a desperate defense by disorganized and defeated Chinese troops and the war-weary remains of Claire Chennault's mercenary Flying Tigers stopped the advance at the Salween River. For two years, the people of southwest China...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764348388
• ISBN13: 9780764348389
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"