DOC The Letters and Other Writings of Gustav Vassaus by Olaudah Equiano in History

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Into the Teeth of the Tiger provides a vivid; pilot’s-eye view of one of the most extended projections of American air power in World War II Asia. Lopez chronicles every aspect of fighter combat in that theater: harrowing aerial battles; interludes of boredom and inactivity; instances of courage and cowardice. Describing different pilots’ roles in each type of mission; the operation of the P-40; and the use of various weapons; he tells how he and his fellow pilots faced not only constant danger but also the munitions shortages; poor food; and rat-infested barracks of a remote sector of the war. The author also offers keen observations of wartime China; from the brutalities of the Japanese occupation to the conflict between Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalists and the Communist movement.This edition of Lopez's acclaimed account features new photographs; most of which have never before been published. Relating how the 23rd Fighter Group continued to win battles even as the Japanese gained ground; Into the Teeth of the Tiger is the humorous and insightful memoir of an ace pilot caught in the paradox of victory in retreat.