Sino Japanese Air War 1937 1945

"[This] is a comprehensive history of this often overlooked conflict. Håkan Gustavsson explores the impact of the 1937 Sino-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact, which provided Soviet armament to the Kuomintang government; the strained relationship between the Chinese and the Soviets; the introduction of the Flying Tigers - the 1st American Volunteer Group - commanded by the renowned Claire Chennault in 1941; and the eventual retreat and defeat of the Japanese following their last offensive in 1945 and the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki."--Jacket.