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Ep. 152 | The Flying Tigers (Part 2)

Ep. 152 | The Flying Tigers (Part 2)

FromThe China History Podcast


Ep. 152 | The Flying Tigers (Part 2)

FromThe China History Podcast

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Length:
50 minutes
Released:
Apr 3, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

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
Format:
Podcast episode

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Since 2010, The China History Podcast, presented by Laszlo Montgomery presents over two hundred episodes of curated topics from China's antiquity to modern times.