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The Honey Trap

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Gregory

In support of the delight I’m taking in every salacious detail of the General Petraeus/Paula Broadwell scandal, aka “Generals who can’t control their privates,” I’m posing a link to Philip Knightly’s History of the Honey Trap article posted at foreignpolicy.com. … Continue reading →

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Honor to the fallen — and damn glad they’re on our side

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Gregory

The Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment lost three men in Afghanistan recently: Corporal Luke Tamata, 31, Lance Corporal Jacinda Baker, 26, and Private Richard Harris, 21. Here’s a video of their battalions performing a Maori Haka war dance in their … Continue reading →

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A book at last!

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Gregory

This is a strange experience. There it is. China’s Wings. A book at last No longer in my imagination.

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Pearl Harbor, a colossal blunder?

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Gregory

December 7 just passed, and it always sets me to thinking…  I ponder the day and the terrible war it set in motion. My mind’s eye sees the Japanese strike force sweeping over the North Shore of Oahu unleashing death … Continue reading →

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One of the biggest mountains of the Hump!

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Gregory

Alistair Watt shares the fascination with CNAC and aviation in Asia during the Second World War. He stumbled across this blog, made a few comments, sent an email, and was kind enough to share this photo of Mt. Kawakarpo, which … Continue reading →

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Translations of those crib sheets

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Gregory

Well, after an absolutely epic work push, I finished reading the page proofs of China’s Wings and returned them to New York. Another big “tick” made. I’m very happy with how everything is shaping up. Picking up the thread of … Continue reading →

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More on those “paper son” crib sheets

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Gregory

This came in from Donald Chan last night as we delve further into the content of those crib sheets: Greg, I talked to my dad, and have discovered that I wasn’t exactly correct about those crib sheets. All of the … Continue reading →

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Crib sheets for a “paper son”

Posted on August 14, 2011 by Gregory

Continuing on with Donald Chan’s grandfather’s documents I posted yesterday, Donald also sent up these handwritten papers which he thinks are crib sheets for a “paper son” — information to help a paper son pass INS interrogation and gain approval … Continue reading →

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Alien tax receipts and other sundry documentation…

Posted on August 13, 2011 by Gregory

The series of posts I made about Moon Chin and his immigration to the United States this past February inspired a side discussion between me and Donald Chan, one of my high school classmates. (For those of you who missed … Continue reading →

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China’s Wings cover…

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Gregory

I’ve had this for a few months, but Bantam just gave me permission to share this yesterday. I’m thrilled with the work done by Tracy’s design team.

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