The Flying Tiger: The True Story of General Claire Chennault and the U.S. 14th Air Force in China

by Jack Samson

Book Overview

The Flying Tigers and the U.S. Fourteenth will be the subject of a huge upcoming film from IMAX and director John Woo. The film is scheduled to start shooting in spring 2011 with no firm release date... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1592287115
• ISBN13: 9781592287116
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Lyons Press
• Length: 365 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Opportunity for people of China & US to learn great story of how brave young US pilots & their G

THE FLYING TIGER:The True Story of General Claire Chennault & the U.S. 14th Air Force in China, provides a wonderful opportunity to get to know the amazing American Pilots of WW2, who helped protect the people of China,and who delivered essential supplies to them throughout the early 1940s. Our dear cousin,Flying Tiger,Capt. Burt Rodier, who enlisted only 7 weeks after December 7,1941, proudly served with Gen Chennault & the U.S.14th Air Force throughout WW2. Burt was shot down in 1944,killed & buried in China. His father received the news of Burt's sacrifice, but Burt's body was not returned to US until after WW2. His father's broken heart was helped by the fact that he knew his son was doing what he loved--serving our country, flying with Gen.Chennault,helping the people of China and other allies of the USA. Burt was a smart,handsome UCLA student, with his life ahead of him,when he left college to enlist. He was very honored to be selected to fly with General Chennault, after he earned his wings with US Army Air Corp, that became the Air Force. Burt's family appreciates author, Jack Samsom, for telling the story of the Flying Tigers. Sadly, Burt's name has often been omitted from some books & lists about the Flying Tigers---perhaps because his body was not returned to the USA, until after WW2. For this reason we write and tell his story. He is buried a Military Cemetery in California, which his father, Burt Rodier, Sr., visited every year until his own death. Hope China passes on the story of these good men to China's children. And that Americans honor them by good works and treating each other well. Hats of to them and Jack Samsom for writing about them.