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Hardcover. Condizione: Good for Age. No Jacket. various {photography} (illustratore). This copy of the Second Impression has some light rubbing of the covers. All corners lightly bumped, board just starting to show. Hinges and gutters are solid, some shadowing of the endpapers. Interior text has yellowed with age, binding tight. Occasional black and white photographic illustrations.

New York 1949, Putnam. Green cloth,375p.,end paper maps,b.w. frontis of Chennault,18 b.w.photos, 14 x 22 cm.,very bright, clean & solid copy, excellent bit worn dustjacket in Mylar protector, top edge worn,2nd imp.RARE FIRST ORIGINAL EDITION . *** **** *** . . THIS IS THE R A R E ORIGINAL FIRST EDITION 1949 . . . WRITTEN BY CHENNAULT, EDITED BY ROBERT HOTZ . . . IT CONTAINS CHENNAULT'S FIVE PAGE FOREWORD . . . LAVISHLY ILLUSTRATED WITH 18 ORIGINAL WAR PHOTOGRAPHS . . . & THREE COMBAT ZONE AREA MAPS . * This superb book covers the thoughts, plans and tactics Chennault employed against the Japanese air forces. His tactics were taught to his pilots, and were ultimately a major part of American success over the larger and stronger Japanese air force. . Chennault wrote a stunning five page "Foreword" to this book in January, 1949, Shanghai, just after the defeat of the Japanese. His warnings about allowing the Communists to take over China were far ahead of 'his times' and not heeded by the U.S. Government, in the end, America 'lost China' a staunch old ally after World War II. . *** GENERAL CLARE LEE CHENNAULT [1893-1958]: Chennault was known as the "father" of the "A.V.G." ["American Volunteer Group"], later commonly called the "FLYING TIGERS." . *** INVITED TO VISIT CHINA AND ASSESS THE CHINESE AIR FORCE BY MME. CHIANG: . Major General Claire Lee Chennault was an advisor to Chiang Kai-shek's Chinese Air Force in 1937. Mme. Chiang asked Chennault to create a new air force composed of American fliers, inviting them to come to China and oppose the overwhelming Japanese air force. . Chennault agreed and established the "A.V.G." consisting of some 100 all American volunteer pilots & support members in 1941. Later after their success against the superior and overwhelming Japanese air forces, they we called the "Flying Tigers" by the Chinese. . In 1942 they turned back elite Japanese air forces invading China in the "CBI" ["China Burma & India"] Theaters of war, the first defeat of Japanese solely by American air power. . *** CHENNAULT'S MILITARY CAREER: Chennault attended Louisiana State University between 1909 and 1910 and received ROTC training (Claire). He learned to fly in the Air Service during World War I, remained in the service after it became the Air Corps in 1926, and became Chief of Pursuit Section at Air Corps Tactical School in the 1930s. Poor health and disputes with superiors led Chennault to resign from the service in 1937. He then joined a small group of American civilians training Chinese airmen and served as "air adviser" to Kuomintang (KMT) Nationalist Government leader Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek and his wife, Soong May-ling, during the Sino-Japanese War [1937-1945]. Chennault participated in planning operations and observed the Chinese Air Force in combat from a Curtiss Hawk 75. In this period, he would organize the International Squadron. . *** "FLYING TIGERS" Chennault's "A.V.G." ["American Volunteer Group."] later and much better known as the "FLYING TIGERS" began training in Kunming, S.W. China in August 1941 and fought the Japanese for six months after the attack on Pearl Harbor in Burma. . Chennault's three squadrons used P-40s and his tactics of "defensive pursuit" to guard the Burma Road, Rangoon and other strategic locations in Southeast Asia and western China against Japanese forces. Chennault made a great contribution by training the first-generation Chinese fighter pilots. . *** "FLYING TIGERS" were formally incorporated into the United States Army Air Forces in 1942. Prior to that, Chennault had rejoined the Army with the rank of colonel. He was later promoted to brigadier and then major general, commanding the Fourteenth Air Force. . *** CHINA-BURMA-INDIA THEATER [CBI]: The neutrality of this article is disputed. Please see the discussion on the talk page. (December 2007) Please do not remove this message until the dispute is resolved. . * Throughout the war Chennault was engaged in a bitter dispute with the American ground commander, General Joseph Stilwell [Chennault's superior officer]. . Chennault asserted that the Fourteenth Air Force, operating out of bases in China, could attack Japanese forces in concert with Nationalist Chinese troops. . In contrast, Stilwell insisted that air assets be diverted to his command for an offensive to force the opening of a ground supply route through northern Burma to China. This route would provide supplies and new equipment for a greatly expanded Nationalist force of twenty to thirty modernized divisions. . Chiang Kai-shek favored Chennault's plans, as he was suspicious of British colonial interests in Burma, and because he was not prepared to begin major offensive operations against the Japanese. He was also concerned about alliances with semi-independent generals supporting the Nationalist government, and was concerned that a major loss of military forces would enable his Communist Chinese adversaries to gain the upper hand. . *** THE JAPANESE AIR FORCES: Good weather in November 1943 found the Japanese Army air forces ready to challenge Allied forces once again and they began both night and day raids on Calcutta and the Hump bases while their fighters struck back vigorously against any Allied air intrusions over Burma. . In 1944, Japanese ground forces advanced and seized Chennault's forward bases, though they were severely mauled by the Fourteenth's air force at the Salween River and other chokepoints. Slowly, however, the greater numbers and greater skill of the Allied air forces began to assert themselves. By mid-1944, Major General George E. Stratemeyer's Eastern Air Command completely dominated the skies over Burma; this superiority was never to be relinquished. . By mid-1944, logistical support reaching India and China via the Hump finally reached levels permitting the long-awaited Allied offensive into northern Burma. In formulating their strategy for defending Burma in 1944, the Japanese failed to appreciat.

New York 1949, Putnam. Green cloth, 375p., end paper maps, b.w. frontis of Chennault, 18 b.w.photos, 14 x 22 cm.,a very bright, clean & solid copy, excellent bit worn dust jacket, in Mylar protector, clipped. * RARE FIRST ORIGINAL EDITION * . *** **** *** . . THIS IS THE R A R E ORIGINAL FIRST EDITION 1949 . . . WRITTEN BY CHENNAULT, EDITED BY ROBERT HOTZ . . . IT CONTAINS CHENNAULT'S FIVE PAGE FOREWORD . . . LAVISHLY ILLUSTRATED WITH 18 ORIGINAL WAR PHOTOGRAPHS . . . & THREE COMBAT ZONE AREA MAPS . * This superb book covers the thoughts, plans and tactics Chennault employed against the Japanese air forces. His tactics were taught to his pilots, and were ultimately a major part of American success over the larger and stronger Japanese air force. . Chennault wrote a stunning five page "Foreword" to this book in January, 1949, Shanghai, just after the defeat of the Japanese. His warnings about allowing the Communists to take over China were far ahead of 'his times' and not heeded by the U.S. Government, in the end, America 'lost China' a staunch old ally after World War II. . *** GENERAL CLARE LEE CHENNAULT [1893-1958]: Chennault was known as the "father" of the "A.V.G." ["American Volunteer Group"], later commonly called the "FLYING TIGERS." . *** INVITED TO VISIT CHINA AND ASSESS THE CHINESE AIR FORCE BY MME. CHIANG: . Major General Claire Lee Chennault was an advisor to Chiang Kai-shek's Chinese Air Force in 1937. Mme. Chiang asked Chennault to create a new air force composed of American fliers, inviting them to come to China and oppose the overwhelming Japanese air force. . Chennault agreed and established the "A.V.G." consisting of some 100 all American volunteer pilots & support members in 1941. Later after their success against the superior and overwhelming Japanese air forces, they we called the "Flying Tigers" by the Chinese. . In 1942 they turned back elite Japanese air forces invading China in the "CBI" ["China Burma & India"] Theaters of war, the first defeat of Japanese solely by American air power. . *** CHENNAULT'S MILITARY CAREER: Chennault attended Louisiana State University between 1909 and 1910 and received ROTC training (Claire). He learned to fly in the Air Service during World War I, remained in the service after it became the Air Corps in 1926, and became Chief of Pursuit Section at Air Corps Tactical School in the 1930s. Poor health and disputes with superiors led Chennault to resign from the service in 1937. He then joined a small group of American civilians training Chinese airmen and served as "air adviser" to Kuomintang (KMT) Nationalist Government leader Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek and his wife, Soong May-ling, during the Sino-Japanese War [1937-1945]. Chennault participated in planning operations and observed the Chinese Air Force in combat from a Curtiss Hawk 75. In this period, he would organize the International Squadron. . *** "FLYING TIGERS" Chennault's "A.V.G." ["American Volunteer Group."] later and much better known as the "FLYING TIGERS" began training in Kunming, S.W. China in August 1941 and fought the Japanese for six months after the attack on Pearl Harbor in Burma. . Chennault's three squadrons used P-40s and his tactics of "defensive pursuit" to guard the Burma Road, Rangoon and other strategic locations in Southeast Asia and western China against Japanese forces. Chennault made a great contribution by training the first-generation Chinese fighter pilots. . *** "FLYING TIGERS" were formally incorporated into the United States Army Air Forces in 1942. Prior to that, Chennault had rejoined the Army with the rank of colonel. He was later promoted to brigadier and then major general, commanding the Fourteenth Air Force. . *** CHINA-BURMA-INDIA THEATER [CBI]: The neutrality of this article is disputed. Please see the discussion on the talk page. (December 2007) Please do not remove this message until the dispute is resolved. . * Throughout the war Chennault was engaged in a bitter dispute with the American ground commander, General Joseph Stilwell [Chennault's superior officer]. . Chennault asserted that the Fourteenth Air Force, operating out of bases in China, could attack Japanese forces in concert with Nationalist Chinese troops. . In contrast, Stilwell insisted that air assets be diverted to his command for an offensive to force the opening of a ground supply route through northern Burma to China. This route would provide supplies and new equipment for a greatly expanded Nationalist force of twenty to thirty modernized divisions. . Chiang Kai-shek favored Chennault's plans, as he was suspicious of British colonial interests in Burma, and because he was not prepared to begin major offensive operations against the Japanese. He was also concerned about alliances with semi-independent generals supporting the Nationalist government, and was concerned that a major loss of military forces would enable his Communist Chinese adversaries to gain the upper hand. . *** THE JAPANESE AIR FORCES: Good weather in November 1943 found the Japanese Army air forces ready to challenge Allied forces once again and they began both night and day raids on Calcutta and the Hump bases while their fighters struck back vigorously against any Allied air intrusions over Burma. . In 1944, Japanese ground forces advanced and seized Chennault's forward bases, though they were severely mauled by the Fourteenth's air force at the Salween River and other chokepoints. Slowly, however, the greater numbers and greater skill of the Allied air forces began to assert themselves. By mid-1944, Major General George E. Stratemeyer's Eastern Air Command completely dominated the skies over Burma; this superiority was never to be relinquished. . By mid-1944, logistical support reaching India and China via the Hump finally reached levels permitting the long-awaited Allied offensive into northern Burma. In formulating their strategy for defending Burma in 1944, the Japanese failed to appreciate.

Tucson [1991], Thorvardson. Green cloth, 375p.,end paper map dust jacket in mylar,18 b.w. photos, 15 x 22 cm. VERY RARE & SIGNED PRESENTATION BY DAVID "TEX" HILL, WITH HIS INIVATION CARD TO HIS D.S.O. PARTY MAY 15, 2002. *RARE SIGNED EDITION* . *** **** *** . .SPECIAL LIMITED, SIGNED & NUMBERED EDITION OF 1500 COPIES . . . SPECIAL DAVID LEE "TEX" HILL'S LONG PRESENTATION COPY . . .TO A FELLOW U.S. NAVY "SHIPMATE-IN-ARMS" CARL 'TIG' NEWTON . . .*** ISSUED IN A LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION OF 1500 COPIES *** . . . MAJOR GENERAL CHENNAULT'S PERSONAL DISSERTATION . . . ON HIS BURMA & CHINA SERVICE & THE ROLE HE PLAYED IN . . . WORLD WAR 2 IN CHINA: . . . HIS "AMERICAN VOLUNTEER GROUP" ["AVG"] & "FLYING TIGERS" . . . AMERICAN FIGHTER PILOTS ATTACKS ON JAPANESE FROM: . . KUNMING, LIUCHOW [LIUZHOU], KWEILIN [GUILIN], . . CHONGKING, CHENTU, YUNNANYI, CHANYI, HANKOW, NANKING, . . LINGLING, HENGYANG, PAOCHING, CHIHKIANG, KWEIYANG, . . KWANGNAN, HUAIHUA & MANY OTHER SMALL AIRFIELDS . . THROUGHOUT CHINA . * Claire Lee Chennault [1893-1958] was America's greatest American fighter pilot and air strategist of World War II. Due to his great skill at out-thinking his enemy American losses were minimal compared to the nearly 3000 Japanese aircraft shot down by the "A.V.G." & "FLYING TIGERS" throughout China. . *** SPECIAL EDITION: SIGNED BY "A.V.G." ["AMERICAN VOLUNTEER GROUP"] & "FLYING TIGER" fighter pilot David Lee "Tex" Hill [1915-2007], a triple Ace with 18.25 confirmed Japanese airplane 'kills.' . This special edition was written by Hill on the Limitation Page, to his old "Life Long Friend," The presentation text reads: . "To My Dear Life Long Friend and Fellow Swabie Carl 'Tig' Newton, with fond memories of all the good times we has together. All the best to a great guy "Tex" Hill." . Below Hill's presentation Carl 'Tig' Newton wrote the following: "Read Aug 2001, Very detailed & EXCELLENT [in caps, underlined 3 times], knew old "Tex" was great but from this I read & learned many details, naturally Tex never told me much of this & I have had the chance to of then. Sept 1, 2001." . We understand that at one time, 'Tex' and 'Tig' served together in the navy, then each went their separate ways. Being lifelong friends, Hill and 'Tig' shared lots of old memories of the good times in the "good old days." . *** THE SPECIAL LIMITED, HAND-NUMBERED EDITION OF 1500 COPIES: . This is a special and complete reprint of the 1949 First Edition. This edition is LIMITED TO 1500 HAND-NUMBERED COPIES, this is number 1439. . TOGETHER WITH AN INVITATION CARD FOR AWARDING HILL THE DSO: Brigadier General David Lee Hill DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS [DSO]. Together with the book, there is an envelope tipped into the inside of the back cover containing an official Invitation Card. It reads: . "You are cordially invited to an Award Ceremony and dinner honoring Brigadier General David Lee "Tex" Hill for receiving THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS on Saturday, the twenty-fifth of May at six-thirty o'clock in the evening, Hyatt Regency Riverwalk Hotel, San Antonio, Texas. R.S.V.P. by May 15, 2002. Service Dress/Business suit." . TOGETHER WITH: This copy also has in the envelope inside the back cover, 4 sheets of newspaper articles commemorating "Tex" Hill's heroism, patience and service in the "Flying Tigers" most of which are from the San Antonio Express, dated December 7, 1999 and another undated article with color photo of Hill. See photo: illus12.jpg posted to our website. . *** With a photo frontispiece of Chennault, Edited Robert Hotz. This work contains end paper maps, and is illustrated with a frontispiece of Chennault, and many other original period photos in black and white. The dust jacket cover was designed by Tom Lea, who also did a portrait drawing of GENERAL CHENNAULT 1943, along with other very famous images of World War 2 China: AIRSTRIP AT KWEILIN 1943, GRANDFATHER CHINA 1943; & DREAM OF FAR RIVER: YANGTZE 1943. Please inquire at our website for more details and images. . * Major General Claire Lee Chennault was an advisor to Chiang Kai-shek's Chinese Air Force in 1937, founding his all volunteer A.V.G. [AMERICAN VOLUNTEER GROUP] & "FLYING TIGERS" in 1941. In 1942 they turned back elite Japanese Air Forces invading Burma, and then in Kunming China in the C.B.I. [CHINA, BURMA, INDIA] theater. The superb resistance gave them over 600 killed Japanese aircraft. . *** CHENNAULT'S MILITARY CAREER: Chennault attended Louisiana State University between 1909 and 1910 and received ROTC training. He learned to fly in the Air Service during World War I, remained in the service after it became the Air Corps in 1926, and became Chief of Pursuit Section at Air Corps Tactical School in the 1930s. Poor health and disputes with superiors led Chennault to resign from the service in 1937. He then joined a small group of American civilians training Chinese airmen and served as "air adviser" to Kuomintang [KMT] Nationalist Government leader Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek and his wife, Soong May-ling, during the Sino-Japanese War [1937-1945] aka. World War II, or the "Pacific War." Chennault participated in planning operations and observed the Chinese Air Force in combat from a Curtiss Hawk 75. In this period, he would organize the International Squadron. . * "FLYING TIGERS" Chennault's A.V.G. [American Volunteer Group] better known as the "FLYING TIGERS" began training in August 1941 and fought the Japanese for six months after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Chennault's three squadrons used Curtiss P-40 Tomahawk fighter planes and his tactics of "defensive pursuit to guard the Burma Road, Rangoon and other strategic locations in Southeast Asia and western China against Japanese air and ground forces. Chennault made a great contribution by training the first-generation Chinese fighter pilots. . * CHINA-BURMA-INDIA THEATER [CBI]: Throughout the war Chennault was engaged in a bitter dispute with the American ground commander, General Joseph Stilw.