Bold Venture
eBook - ePub

Bold Venture

The American Bombing of Japanese-Occupied Hong Kong, 1942–1945

  1. 352 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Bold Venture

The American Bombing of Japanese-Occupied Hong Kong, 1942–1945

About this book

Bold Venture tells the nearly forgotten story of the American airmen who flew perilous combat missions over Hong Kong during the Second World War. Steven K. Bailey sheds new light on the American military campaign against Japanese forces in occupied China. From the first reconnaissance flights over Hong Kong by lone pilots in 1942 to the massive multi-squadron air strikes of 1945, he describes the complex history of American air operations in the China theater and paints an indelible portrait of the American air raids on Hong Kong and the airmen who were shot down over the city.

Today unexploded aircraft bombs are unearthed with frightening regularity by construction crews in Hong Kong. Residents are eager to know where these bombs originated, who dropped them, when, and what the targets were. Bailey’s account answers some of these questions and provides a unique historical perspective for Americans seeking to understand the complexities of military involvement.

 
 

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Information

Publisher
Potomac Books
Year
2019
Print ISBN
9781640121041
eBook ISBN
9781640121621

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. List of Illustrations
  6. List of Abbreviations
  7. 1. Eyes over Hong Kong
  8. 2. Chennault
  9. 3. Fried Eggs or Scrambled?
  10. 4. Tai-tai! Planes Are Coming!
  11. 5. Paddy Mud
  12. 6. Night Raid on North Point
  13. 7. Somewhere in Southern China
  14. 8. Dud Bombs and Dead Fish
  15. 9. It Was a Honey
  16. 10. Colbert’s Walk Out
  17. 11. Sweepy-Time Gal
  18. 12. Gulls, Pigeons, and Jays
  19. 13. The Death of Chan Lim-pak
  20. 14. Convoy hi-87
  21. 15. Devils Incarnate
  22. 16. Gangway Special
  23. 17. Playing with Fire
  24. 18. Bold Venture
  25. Acknowledgments
  26. Appendix
  27. Notes
  28. Bibliography
  29. Index
  30. About Steven K. Bailey
  31. Illustrations