Fallen Tigers

"Using extensive primary materials, Jackson chronicles the fate of the Flying Tigers in China and offers wonderful personal narratives from the flyers in wartime. The author's apparent Chinese language skills make this an important addition to the field."—Dr. S. Mike Pavelec, author of Airpower Over Gallipoli, 1915-1916

"In Fallen Tigers, author Dan Jackson has taken an innovative approach to telling the history of the air war in China during World War II by folding it into the stories of Allied aircrew who went down behind Japanese lines and were led to safety by local Chinese, often risking their lives in the process. Ample charts, graphs, maps and photos complete this compelling work."—Carl Molesworth, author of Flying Tiger Ace: The Story of Bill Reed, China's Shining Mark

"Even historians specializing in World War II may be surprised by the large number of US pilots who were shot down over China, scene of one of the great forgotten air campaigns of that global conflict. Daniel Jackson is uniquely qualified to tell this fascinating story in all its complexity, as a military aviator, as a scholar with a deep understanding of the period he describes, and as a writer of the highest order. His real-life experience as a pilot shows. He has the ability to really bring the reader into the cockpit."—Peter Harmsen, author of Japan Runs Wild, 1942-1943

"Moving and brilliant. From the very first page, this account of American airmen fighting in the skies of World War II China grips readers and never lets them go. This book is both an outstanding work of military history, explaining the immense strategic importance of American air support for defending wartime China against the Japanese; and a human story, telling an unknown story of courageous Americans saved by Chinese bravery. Even those who think they know World War II will need to read this book."—Rana Mitter, author of China's Good War: How World War II Is Shaping a New Nationalism