Flying Tigers Over Cambodia
Flying Tigers Over Cambodia

Author: Larry Partridge

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2000-12-12

Total Pages: 205

ISBN-13: 0786450614

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At the end of World War II, a number of former American military pilots formed the “Flying Tiger Line,” which soon became the world’s leading airfreight company. Its motto of “Anything, anytime, anywhere” was especially applicable in its humanitarian projects. In 1975, the Flying Tigers took part in relief efforts for Cambodians surrounded by Khmer Rouge forces. The “Ricelift” exposed the Tiger pilots to enormous risk. Though they were technically “noncombatants,” all this really meant was that they couldn’t shoot back. This is the memoir of Larry Partridge who, in his plane, nicknamed “Nancy” after his wife, flew 52 missions into Phnom Penh, delivering rice and other supplies in hostile conditions. After the collapse of Saigon and the victory of the Khmer Rouge, the ricelifts ceased. This account, from a Tiger’s-eye view, includes both history and human drama in a remarkable but completely true story.

Tiger Tales
Tiger Tales

Author: LeVerne J. Moldrem

Publisher:

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 421

ISBN-13: 9780964949850

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A hardcover book of 456 pages of anecdotes from over 100 Flying Tiger pilots, flight attendants, & others which combine to form a living history of the of the Flying Tiger Line. Share personal experiences ranging from hilarious bar stories on layovers to engine failures, inflight fires & tragic accidents. Experience the exploits of the ten pilots who flew with Chennault's American Volunteer Group in China & later flew the "Hump", before forming their own airline in 1945. Personal accounts of operations in support of U.S. forces in Japan, the Korean airlift & the Viet Nam war. The Dewline operation in the arctic - many hairy stories & a few wrecks. Humanitarian flights, relocation of refugees, aid to earthquake victims & emergency relief flights to Cambodia, Ethiopia & the Sudan. These men & women worked hard & played hard, as the company grew to become the largest air cargo line in the world. This is their story. The author retired as a Boeing 747 captain after 31 years with the Flying Tiger Line. Order from: Bookworld 1-800-444-2524.

Tales of the Flying Tigers
Tales of the Flying Tigers

Author: Daniel Ford

Publisher: Daniel Ford

Published: 2016-04-22

Total Pages: 513

ISBN-13:

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"What God abandoned, these defended / And saved the sum of things for pay."  In the bleak winter of 1941-1942, no American or British force could stem the tide in Southeast Asia, as the Philippines, Thailand, Malaya, and Singapore fell to the victorious Japanese. Only in Burma was there a ray of hope. There, over beleaguered Rangoon, a few dozen Americans clawed Japanese warplanes from the sky for a cash bounty from the Chinese government. Wearing mismatched uniforms, with Chinese insignia, and flying cast-off fighter planes, they did what no other air force seemed able to do, and won immortality as the Flying Tigers. Daniel Ford wrote "the definitive history" of the American Volunteer Group, as it was formally known. Here, he has collected five e-books about the Flying Tigers into an omnibus that details the AVG's planes, pilots, and history as remembered in the United States and in Japan. An essential collection for every admirer of the Flying Tigers. Revised and updated March 2022. "The AVG's first encounter with the Japanese Air Force over Kunming, China,  on 20 December 1941 is often written about. The version Dan Ford presents  here is probably the most complete picture extant." (First Blood for the  Flying Tigers) "I can wholeheartedly recommend his work to anyone desiring insight into  the early years of the JAAF" (Rising Sun Over Burma) "Very well written and full of new information about a fascinating time in our history" (100 Hawks for China) "A unique insight into how the Japanese appeared to the pilots meeting  them, and how the AVG learned to deal with them" (AVG Confidential)

Going Downtown
Going Downtown

Author: Thomas McKelvey Cleaver

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2022-05-12

Total Pages: 361

ISBN-13: 1472848780

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This vivid narrative history tells the full story of the US Air Force's involvement in the wars in the air over Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. The involvement of the US Air Force in the Southeast Asian Wars began in 1962 with crews sent to train Vietnamese pilots, and with conflict in Laos, and finally ended in 1972 with the B-52 bombing of Hanoi, though there were Air Force pilots unofficially flying combat in Laos up to the end in 1975. The missions flown by USAF aircrews during those years in Southeast Asia differed widely, from attacking the Ho Chi Minh Trail at night with modified T-28 trainers, to missions “Downtown,” the name aircrew gave Hanoi, the central target of the war. This aerial war was dominated by the major air operations against the north: Rolling Thunder from 1965 to 1968, and then Linebacker I and II in 1972, with the latter seeing the deployment of America's fearsome B-52 bombers against the North Vietnamese capital Hanoi. These operations were carried out in the face of a formidable Soviet-inspired air defence system bristling with anti-aircraft guns and SAM missile sites. Beyond this, the US Air Force was intimately involved in secret air wars against Laos and Cambodia – one cannot speak of a war only in Vietnam regarding US Air Force operations. The war the Air Force fought was a war in Southeast Asia. Following on from the same author's The Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club, which told the story of the US Navy's involvement in the Vietnam War, Downtown completes the picture. Featuring a wide range of personal accounts and previously untold stories, this fascinating history brings together the full story of the US Air Force's struggle in the skies over Southeast Asia.

Three Generations of Warriors
Three Generations of Warriors

Author: Leonard A. Robinson

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Published: 2002-08

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 1403309566

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A Cop's Cop is a hard-hitting, fast moving account of Philadelphia's super-sleuth, Charles Harris. The story begins in the 1920s, when Harris was a flat foot walking his Philly beat, and follows his career as he evolves into the city's top cop. The beady-eyed, bowler wearing cop built an information highway of snitches, whores and priests to develop a Machiavellian modus operandi years ahead of his time. His personal and professional lives intertwined and the young Harris manipulated the misfortunes of the Great Depression into a substantial real estate empire. The moxie and intimidation tactics he displayed in his youth were replaced with street-smart wisdom and crafty intrepidity in his golden years. The older, more experienced Harris ran a Special Investigation Unit before his retirement and was responsible for solving some of the most renowned crimes of the era. Harris' personal life was filled with idiosyncrasies, including a peculiar marriage to one of the city's classiest 'Madams.' Their union comes to a shocking end when his career is shattered and his love is betrayed. In the end, Charles Harris was a cop's cop until his final day.

The Endless War
The Endless War

Author: James P. Harrison

Publisher: Columbia University Press

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 396

ISBN-13: 9780231069090

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