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WINGS FOR AN EMBATTLED CHINA

by W. Langhorne Bond; James E. Ellis

Published by Lehigh Uiniversity Press; Associated University Press. 2001

Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos.

A few foxspots to endpapers and outer page edges. Some grubby marks to wrapper.

ISBN: 0934223653
Stock no. 2138409

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Contents

  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgements
  • Biographical Summary
  • Prologue
  • 1. Chosen for China
  • 2. Tragedies, Takeovers, and Triumphs
  • 3. Getting Acquainted with Pan Am... and a Lady Named Kitsi
  • 4. The Sino-Japanese War Begins
  • 5. Rebuilding an Airline in the Midst of a Widening War
  • 6. Comparative Quiet and a Personal Crisis
  • 7. Adventure on the Burma Road
  • 8. CNAC Feels the Full Fury of War
  • 9. Flying the Hump
  • 10. Epilogue
  • Appendix
  • Index

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