Monthly Archives: May 2012

A good climbing blog…

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Gregory

Thepainofdiscipline, a nice blog that spotlights climbing videos. Enjoy.

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Taiping Diptych — two superb books on the most destructive war of the 19th Century

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Gregory

Ever heard more than a tidbit about the Taiping Rebellion, the civil war that convulsed China in the 1850s and 60s? I hadn’t either. It’s virtually unknown in the West, but it nearly destroyed China’s Qing (Manchu) Dynasty. The civil … Continue reading →

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China’s Wings events in Santa Barbara and San Diego, June 2012

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Gregory

I have three China’s Wings events scheduled in quick succession on 10, 11, and 12 June, 2012. Santa Barbara, Sunday, June 10, 2012, 4:00 p.m.: I’m one of three authors serving on the non-fiction book panel at the Santa Barbara … Continue reading →

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China’s Wings’ connection to Fedex…

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Gregory

… or why, every time you send a package via Federal Express, you’re connecting to the China National Aviation Corporation (CNAC), China’s Wings, and the Hump Airlilft… The connection comes through ten members of the American Volunteer Group (AVG), the … Continue reading →

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How a bomb dropped in 1937 complicated my life, 2004-2012

Posted on May 19, 2012 by Gregory

Continued from this post about Ernie and Florence Allison at the outbreak of war in Shanghai, August 1937… A flight of Japanese warplanes roared across the city and bombed Lunghwa and Huanjao airfields.[i] Fearing the worst, Ernie Allison rushed from … Continue reading →

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China’s Wings in the Huffington Post

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Gregory

Happy to see China’s Wings get such positive ink from Christine Negroni in the Huffington Post. (Her mention is about halfway down the page.) Hope she has more to say about it when she’s finished. :-)

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Ernie and Florence Allison in Shanghai at the outbreak of war

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Gregory

While Moon Chin and the others were escaping upriver (adventures I’ve recounted in recent posts), Ernie Allison and many of CNAC’s other personnel were still in Shanghai. Here are some of their experiences: In Shanghai, Ernie Allison lived with his … Continue reading →

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Moon Chin’s first air raid, part II

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Gregory

Continued from yesterday… another one of China’s Wings’ outtakes. The bomber peeled from formation and banked toward them. It leveled out and bore toward them at two-hundred feet, targeting the Generalissimo’s hanger. Moon could see straight into the airplane’s plexiglas … Continue reading →

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Moon Chin’s first air raid, part I

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Gregory

This is the second part of this story, one of China’s Wings outtakes, describing what happened to the various CNAC pilots during the dark days of August, 1937, when a colossal battle between Japan and China erupted in Shanghai. Here … Continue reading →

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China’s Wings reviewed in World War II magazine

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Gregory

I’m pleased! I’ve been worried about the reception China’s Wings might get from the academic world, and I’m very gratified to get such a glowing review from a professional historian. In the July/August, 2012 issue of World War II magazine, … Continue reading →

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