The Franklin D. Roosevelt
Presidential Library and Museum
presents a Pearl Harbor Day
author talk and book signing with
Sam Kleiner author of
THE FLYING TIGERS:
THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE
AMERICAN PILOTS
WHO WAGED A SECRET WAR AGAINST JAPAN
Friday, December 7, 2018 at 7:00 p.m.
Henry A. Wallace Center at the
FDR Presidential Library and Home
HYDE PARK, NY -- The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum presents a
Pearl Harbor Day author talk and book signing with Sam Kleiner author of THE FLYING TIGERS: THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE AMERICAN PILOTS WHO WAGED A SECRET WAR AGAINST JAPAN
on Friday, December 7, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. The event will be held in the Henry A. Wallace Center at the FDR Presidential Library and Home.
This is a free public event but registration is required.
Synopsis:
THE FLYING TIGERS: THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE AMERICAN PILOTS WHO WAGED A SECRET WAR AGAINST JAPAN
uncovers the hidden story of the group of young American men and women who crossed the Pacific before Pearl Harbor to risk their lives defending China. Led by legendary army pilot Claire Chennault, these men left behind an America still at peace in the summer of 1941 using false identities to travel across the Pacific to a run-down airbase in the jungles of Burma. In the wake of the disaster at Pearl Harbor this motley crew was the first group of Americans to take on the Japanese in combat, shooting down hundreds of Japanese aircraft in the skies over Burma, Thailand, and China. At a time when the Allies were being defeated across the globe, the Flying Tigers' exploits gave hope to Americans and Chinese alike.
Sam Kleiner takes readers into the cockpits of their iconic shark-nosed P-40 planes -- one of the most familiar images of the war -- as the Tigers perform nail-biting missions against the Japanese. He profiles the outsize personalities involved in the operation, including Chennault, whose aggressive tactics went against the prevailing wisdom of military strategy.
A dramatic story of a covert operation whose very existence would have scandalized an isolationist United States, THE FLYING TIGERS is the unforgettable account of a group of Americans whose heroism changed the world, and who cemented an alliance between the United States and China as both nations fought against seemingly insurmountable odds.
Samuel Kleiner is a historian and lawyer based in New York City. He was raised in Tucson, Arizona and holds a BA from Northwestern University, a doctorate in international relations from the University of Oxford, where he was a Marshall Scholar, and a JD from Yale Law School. His writing has appeared in the
Los Angeles Times
,
Foreign Policy
, and
The Atlantic
.
Please contact Cliff Laube at (845) 486-7745 with questions about the event.
Designed by Franklin Roosevelt and dedicated on June 30, 1941, the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum is the nation's first presidential library and the only one used by a sitting president. Administered by the National Archives and Records Administration since 1941, the Library preserves and makes accessible to the American people the records of FDR's presidency. The Roosevelt Library's mission is to foster a deeper understanding of the lives and times of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt and their continuing impact on contemporary life. This work is carried out through the Library's archives and research room, museum collections and exhibitions, innovative educational programs, and engaging public programming. For more information about the Library or its programs call (800) 337-8474 or visit
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