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The Flying Tigers

The Untold Story of the American Pilots Who Waged a Secret War Against Japan

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The Flying Tigers

Auteur(s): Sam Kleiner
Narrateur(s): Stephen Graybill
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 The thrilling story behind the American pilots who were secretly recruited to defend the nation’s desperate Chinese allies before Pearl Harbor and ended up on the front lines of the war against the Japanese in the Pacific.

Sam Kleiner’s The Flying Tigers uncovers the hidden story of the group of young American men and women who crossed the Pacific before Pearl Harbor to risk their lives defending China. Led by legendary army pilot Claire Chennault, these men left behind an America still at peace in the summer of 1941 using false identities to travel across the Pacific to a run-down airbase in the jungles of Burma. In the wake of the disaster at Pearl Harbor this motley crew was the first group of Americans to take on the Japanese in combat, shooting down hundreds of Japanese aircraft in the skies over Burma, Thailand, and China. At a time when the Allies were being defeated across the globe, the Flying Tigers’ exploits gave hope to Americans and Chinese alike.

Kleiner takes readers into the cockpits of their iconic shark-nosed P-40 planes—one of the most familiar images of the war—as the Tigers perform nail-biting missions against the Japanese. He profiles the outsize personalities involved in the operation, including Chennault, whose aggressive tactics went against the prevailing wisdom of military strategy; Greg “Pappy” Boyington, the man who would become the nation’s most beloved pilot until he was shot down and became a POW; Emma Foster, one of the nurses in the unit who had a passionate romance with a pilot named John Petach; and Madame Chiang Kai-shek herself, who first brought Chennault to China and who would come to visit these young Americans.

A dramatic story of a covert operation whose very existence would have scandalized an isolationist United States, The Flying Tigers is the unforgettable account of a group of Americans whose heroism changed the world, and who cemented an alliance between the United States and China as both nations fought against seemingly insurmountable odds. Asie Forces armées Guerres et conflits Militaire Guerre Chine Aviation Force aérienne Japon impérial Force aérienne des États-Unis Aviation History
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This is a fine account of the AVG operation in China, beginning just before the American involvement in WW2 and continuing on to the end of the Pacific war. Backstories of the participants are included, along with the fates of many AVG personnel. The life of the AVG commander Claire Chennault, the pivotal character, is well covered. I found this book to be quite an enjoyable story and came away with a good understanding of the ordeals and accomplishments of these flyers.

There were some issues. Chiefly, I found that the flow sometimes became confusing. There were some chronological jumps as well (although his was minimal). Although these issues weren't overly bad, they did impact the story line a little.

The narration was very good with very few and very minor hiccups, but not enough to count against the rating.

A good little story, a great little history

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