bob layher (2 resultados)

First edition of this detailed and richly illustrated tribute to American Volunteer Group's pivotal role in early World War II air combat. Quarto, original blue boards with an inlay of a flying tiger and Claire Lee Chennault, pictorial and cartographic endpapers, illustrated with black and white photographs throughout. Boldly signed on a Flying Tigers bookplate affixed to the verso of the front free endpaper by sixteen members of the Flying Tigers, including: Tex Hill, Ken Jernstedt, Paul J. Greene, Robert T. Smith, Dick Rossi, Erik Shilling, Bob Layher, Ed Rector, twice by Charlie Bond, Robert M. Smith, Edward F. Gallagher, Frank Losonsky, Rolland Richardson, Carl Quick, John Richard Rossi, and Al Kaelin. In fine condition. Rare and desirable. 'Chennault's Flying Tigers: A Commemorative History of the American Volunteer Group' provides a richly illustrated and firsthand account of the legendary First American Volunteer Group (AVG) of the Republic of China Air Force that fought alongside Chinese forces prior to the U.S. entry into World War II. The volume traces the leadership of General Claire Lee Chennault and the exploits of the AVG pilots, whose tactical innovations and combat success against Japanese air power earned them both military acclaim and popular recognition. Combining veteran recollections, photographs, and historical commentary, the book serves as a commemorative tribute that underscores the strategic and symbolic significance of the Flying Tigers in early Allied resistance in the Pacific.

First edition of this detailed and richly illustrated tribute to American Volunteer Group's pivotal role in early World War II air combat. Quarto, original blue boards with an inlay of a flying tiger and Claire Lee Chennault, pictorial and cartographic endpapers, illustrated with black and white photographs throughout. Boldly signed on a Flying Tigers bookplate affixed to the verso of the front free endpaper by fifteen members of the Flying Tigers, including: Tex Hill, Ken Jernstedt, Paul J. Greene, Robert T. Smith, Dick Rossi, Erik Shilling, Bob Layher, Ed Rector, Charlie Bond, Robert M. Smith, Edward F. Gallagher, Frank Losonsky, Rolland Richardson, Carl Quick, and Al Kaelin. In near fine condition. Rare and desirable. 'Chennault's Flying Tigers: A Commemorative History of the American Volunteer Group' provides a richly illustrated and firsthand account of the legendary First American Volunteer Group (AVG) of the Republic of China Air Force that fought alongside Chinese forces prior to the U.S. entry into World War II. The volume traces the leadership of General Claire Lee Chennault and the exploits of the AVG pilots, whose tactical innovations and combat success against Japanese air power earned them both military acclaim and popular recognition. Combining veteran recollections, photographs, and historical commentary, the book serves as a commemorative tribute that underscores the strategic and symbolic significance of the Flying Tigers in early Allied resistance in the Pacific.