Books : Sharks over China: The 23rd Fighter Group in World War II
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by: Carl Molesworth
Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 940.544973
EAN: 9780028810942
ISBN: 0028810945
Label: Potomac Books
Manufacturer: Potomac Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 325
Publication Date: 1995-01
Publisher: Potomac Books
Sales Rank: 1855273
Studio: Potomac Books
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Product Description:
Based on interviews with groups of survivors and containing numerous rare photographs, this book stitches together the missions of the 'Flying Tigers' as they outfought Japanese aircraft in WWII.
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Rating:  - Solid survey of a little-known WWII unit
Judging by his other Amazon.com offerings, Carl Molesworth has spent a lot of time researching the Curtis P-40 and the men who flew it in Asia,the Pacific and the Mediterranean. SHARKS OVER CHINA is a solid account of the one the most celebrated -- and one of the most obscure -- fighter units of the U.S. Army Air Forces.
General Claire Chennault's American Volunteer Group, the "Flying Tigers," won great fame and recognition for its relatively short time in combat (December 1941 -- July ... Read More
Rating: - Love true war stories
I love true war stories. This one doesn't flow real smooth though. Very "Diary" like and not a real mix of characters and activities. Much more direct or clinical but I did enjoy the stories.
Rating:  - Revealing About the Untold War in China
"Sharks Over China" is a great book for any historian or anyone who likes war stories. This book details the true account of the fight in China in WWII after the Flying Tigers disbanded. You hear about Europe and the Pacific quite often, but few TV shows or books bring up the fight in China. It is an interesting scenario as US and Chinese forces tried to put the vice on Japan as the Allies were taking back the Pacific. If any historian ever wondered what happened to the AVG and the fight in China, ... Read More
Rating: - Strap yourself in and fly away!
I always wanted to be a fighter pilot. When I was young I read "God Is My Co-Pilot" and imagined myself in China with the Flying Tigers (AVG). That book ends with the author (Robert L. Scott) still in China, and I always wondered what happened afterward.
Carl Molesworth's book does just that. Utilizing information gathered from diaries, interviews, and official war records, he presents a detailed and personal history of the 23rd Fighter Group, from it's creation after the dissolution of the ... Read More
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