GREENLAW, Olga S.
The Lady and the Tigers.
"Who has contributed so much towards the winning of this war": The Lady and the Tigers; warmly inscribed by Olga S. Greenlaw
New York: E. P. Dutton, 1943.
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Item Number: RRB-149143
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First edition, early printing of this memoir from the official war diarist for the "Flying Tigers". Octavo, original publisher's orange cloth, cartographic endpapers, frontispiece of the author, illustrated with black and white photographs. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the verso of the front free endpaper, "To Mrs. Philippe Coombes, who has contributed so much towards the winning of this war, with best wishes, Olga S. Greenlaw." Fine in a good dust jacket. Jacket photograph taken by Major R.T. Smith, former flight leader, third pursuit squadron, A.V.G.
Olga S. Greenlaw’s The Lady and the Tigers (1943) is a rare firsthand account of the American Volunteer Group (AVG), better known as the “Flying Tigers,” from the perspective of its only female staff member. As the wife of Major Harvey Greenlaw, Chennault’s executive officer, Greenlaw chronicled the daily life, hardships, and exploits of the AVG in wartime China, providing a uniquely intimate and gendered view of a predominantly male combat environment. "It takes a woman to bring the real flying difficulties in China home to us...In this book you really learn what flying life out there was like...the courage, resourcefulness and endurance of the lads who flew to protect the Burma road" (Harry Hansen).
The Lady and the Tigers.
$975.00
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