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Bold venture : the American bombing of Japanese-occupied Hong Kong, 1942-1945
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- Summary
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""Bold Venture" tells an important and riveting wartime story of the American airmen who flew combat missions over Hong Kong during the Second World War."--Provided by publisher.
Details
- Creator
- Steven K. Bailey
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Lincoln, NB : Potomac Books, An Imprint Of The University Of Nebraska Press, [2019]
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource
- data file
- ISBNs
- 9781640121645, 1640121641, 9781640121041, 1640121048
- OCLC
- on1082136399
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Eyes over Hong Kong -- Chennault -- Fried eggs or scrambled? -- Tai-tai! planes are coming! -- Paddy mud -- Night raid on north point -- Somewhere in southern China -- Dud bombs and dead fish -- It was a honey -- Colbert's walk out -- Sweepy-time gal -- Gulls, pigeons, and jays -- The death of Chan Lim Pak -- Convoy Hi-87 -- Devils incarnate -- Gangway special -- Playing with fire -- Bold venture
Subjects
- United States. Army Air Forces. China Air Task Force
- Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945 -- Aerial operations, American.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- China -- Hong Kong.
- Bombing, Aerial -- China -- Hong Kong.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American.
- Hong Kong (China) -- History, Military -- 20th century.