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Ep. 152 | The Flying Tigers (Part 2)
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50 minutes
Released:
Apr 3, 2015
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Laszlo finishes off the CHP overview of the story of the AVG in World War II. In this episode the battle commences on December 20, 1941. From that point forward until the organization was disbanded on July 4, 1942 the Flying Tigers wrote their name into the history books. TERMS FROM THIS EPISODE Song Meiling 宋美龄 Soong Mei-ling, Madame Chiang Kai-shek T.V. Song 宋子文 T.V. Soong, brother of Song Meiling Yunnan 云南 Province in Southwestern China Fei Hu 飞虎 The Flying Tigers Kunming 昆明 Capital of Yunnan Chen Xiangmei 陈香梅 Anna Chennault, 2nd wife of Claire Chennault Nu Jiang 怒江 The Salween River separating Yunnan from Burma Guilin 桂林 City in Guangxi Hengyang 衡阳 City in Hunan Yangren laihua zhuzhan, junmin yiti jiuhu 洋人来华助战,军民一体救护 (洋人來華助戰,軍民一體救護) This foreigner has come to China to help in the war. Soldiers and civilians, one and all, should rescue and protect him. Hangkong Weiyuanhui 航空委员会 The Aviation Committee Zhongguo Laobaixing 中国老百姓 The Chinese People Jianchuan Museum 建川博物馆聚落 The Jianchuan Museum Complex Feihu Qibingguan 飞虎奇兵馆 The Flying Tigers Museum Fan Jianchuan 樊建川 Chengdu real estate mogul, founder of the museum complex Daniel Ford's Book: Flying Tigers: Claire Chennault and his American Volunteers 1941-1942 The Jianchuan Museum Complex Web Site The Flying Tigers Official Web Site Ray Harris's History of WWII Podcast
Released:
Apr 3, 2015
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Podcast episode
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