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Category Archives: World War II
Ghosts of WWII
Here’s an article about the Ghosts of War project operated by Dutch historian Jo Teeuwisse in which he blends photos taken during the Second World War with photos taken on the same spot today. Enjoy — it’s fascinating stuff! It’s … Continue reading
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Moon Chin’s first air raid, part II
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
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
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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Evacuating Shanghai, August 1937
To maintain narrative momentum and keep focused on the story’s main character, William Langhorn Bond, I excised most of the details of CNAC’s evacuation of Shanghai from China’s Wings chapter 8, “Things Fall Apart,” which happens in mid-August, 1937 at … Continue reading
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Ceremony in China commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Hump
A ceremony was held yesterday in Kunming, China, to honor the 70th anniversary of the beginning of the Hump airlift. British, American, and Chinese dignitaries attended the event, and an article about the ceremony written by Patrick Scally appeared in … Continue reading
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China’s Wings — further reading
The China’s Wings bibliography stretches to nine printed pages, most of which I read cover to cover, while sampling generously from the rest. I’d like to pull out a few favorites for recommendation — in no particular order: Wind, Sand … Continue reading
A literary connection: Wind, Sand and Stars to China’s Wings
I’m ginning up a little radio blurb discussing three books from aviation’s “Golden Age,” and to that end I’ve been reading Antoine de Saint Exupery’s classic Wind, Sand and Stars for what must be the fifth or sixth time since … Continue reading
One of the great moments of my life
This afternoon, I completed the first part of the two-fold mission I set for myself when I embarked on this China’s Wings project. My son Ryan and I drove to Moon Chin’s house on the other side of San Francisco … Continue reading
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A book at last!
This is a strange experience. There it is. China’s Wings. A book at last No longer in my imagination.
