Buy DING HAO THE FABULOUS EPIC OF THE FLYING TIGERS - Luc Vangansbeke

The Flying Tigers are legendary. However, their true story is little known to the public and the most improbable rumors circulate about them, particularly in Europe. In 1967, the author developed a passion for these aviators, their exploits, their machines, their fights. He then continued to research the subject, and the ambition to devote a detailed and complete work to them never left him. Invited to the annual reunion of the American Volunteer Group in 1987, he had the honor of being able to interview several former pilots. Throughout his life, Luc Vangansbeke patiently collected specialized works, testimonies and other documents concerning the “Flying Tigers” as well as their leader, General Claire Lee Chennault. Today, Luc Vangansbeke finished his work. He gives us a rich and precise work, covering the journeys of all the major combat units and airlines that bore the name Flying Tigers, or that flew under the winged tiger insignia. Reading this book – the work of a lifetime – will reveal to you that the “Flying Tigers” were not limited to a few P-40s decorated with shark mouths, piloted by a band of adventurers and mercenaries, including Gregory “Pappy” Boyington. From the Chinese skies of 1941 to the besieged basin of Dien Bien Phu in 1954, prepare yourself for an extraordinary adventure alongside extraordinary men!

264 pages (black book) + 8 photo pages - 15*23 cm