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Into the Teeth of the Tiger | 
 enlarge | Author: Don Lopez
Publisher: Smithsonian
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 549361
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 230
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 5.6 x 0.7
ISBN: 1560987529
Dewey Decimal Number: 940.544973092
EAN: 9781560987529
ASIN: 1560987529
Publication Date: September 17, 1997
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Flying a shark-mouthed P-40 in the skies over China in 1943 and 1944, Donald S. Lopez participated in one of the most remarkable air campaigns of World War II. His 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 WW II Asia. This edition of Lopez's acclaimed account features new photographs, most never before published. 24 photos .
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 Into The Teeth of the Tiger - Lopez October 30, 2007
Since this is written much as a diary of a young WW2 fighter pilot there are some sections that, like life, are a little tedious. That fact aside I found Mr. Lopez's work an interesting and inciteful view of the famous Flying Tiger unit after it was absorbed into the Army Air Force after the US officially entered the war. I highly recommend the book to anyone interested in the China theater of the war and how it was used to get the Japanese to attack us and get us involved in WW2. The vivid air combat descriptions are great insights into what pilots of that era were up against as opposed to the "video game-like" air battles of today.
Brilliant!!!! December 27, 2001
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
Haven't read a pilot's memoirs for quite a while, although doing much more of it now. Into the Teeth of the Tiger was the first of a long line of new purchases that I need to read and it was well worth the purchase. Mr Lopez, while an excellent flier and leader, is also a wonderful writer. He writes with modesty and is not afraid to describe his errors in addition to his successes. The action sequences are superb and the humour used by the pilots and crews to lighten things up a bit is guaranteed to generate a smile and even a chuckle. Of course, this is war and the deaths of friends and the treatment of the civilian population was no doubt shattering for all involved. I get the impression that this book has become somewhat of a classic and justly so. It is a well-written account of a less publicised theatre of the war by a (then) very young pilot. What these guys did at 20-25 really puts things into perspective. A bloody good read!
Excellent Tale of Mid to Late WW2 in China December 26, 2000
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
This is an engrossing story of a young fighter pilot's experiences flying P-40s and P-51s in mid to late World War Two with the 75th Fighter Squadron in China. Donald Lopez writes excellent flying sequences and conveys the essence of the people he flew and fought with. A good read if you have any interest in military history or aviation.
One of the best first-person air combat yarns December 27, 1999
22 out of 22 found this review helpful
Don Lopez was a 23-year-old fighter pilot in the 14th Air Force Flying Tigers, flying a war-weary P-40 against the Japanese army air force in such close combat that he once took a wing off a Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa ("Oscar"). Good pilots are easy to find, and so are good writers, but Don is that exceptional individual: a pilot who can write well and to the heart. This book is a keeper.
Buy it! October 15, 1999
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
I've read a lot of World War II flying book and this is the best! Mr. Lopez writes well and tells the unvarnished truth of what it was like to fly a P-40 against an agile and determined foe.
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