CHINA’S WINGS: WAR, INTRIGUE, ROMANCE, AND ADVENTURE IN THE MIDDLE KINGDOM DURING THE GOLDEN AGE OF FLIGHT

Book ID/图书代码： 12731111B46683

English Summary/英文概要： China’s Wings is the fascinating, little-known story of the China National Aviation Corporation (CNAC), the pioneering Chinese-American joint venture formed in 1929 to establish a viable transportation and communications network across a vast land in turmoil, and the unassuming, indomitable Virginian at its helm.

From the colonialist foreign enclaves of exotic Shanghai to the wartime capitals of Chiang Kai-shek and FDR to the boardrooms of Juan Trippe’s Pan American Airways; from the glittering expatriate life to the grating miseries of prewar China, the unimaginable brutalities of invasion, and the matter-of-fact heroism of maverick pilots flying the infamous "Hump" over the Himalayas, Gregory Crouch takes readers on an unforgettable journey through an overlooked time and place that reshaped the world.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 《中国的翅膀》讲述了一个神奇有趣但是鲜为人知的故事：中国航空集团公司（China National Aviation Corporation "CNAC"）的发展历程。1929年，中美首开合办公司的历史先河，在一片战乱之中共同创办了横跨中国大陆的交通和通讯网路系统。而谦逊又不屈不挠的弗尼吉亚人则全权负责这一专案。

从上海那些具有异域风情的外国殖民飞地，到蒋介石和佛兰克林(FDR)的战时首府，再到胡安.特里普(Juan Trippe)泛美航空公司(Pan American Airways)的会议室；从外籍人士风采奕奕的生活，到战前中国百姓所饱受的艰苦磨难，侵略者超乎想像的残酷行径，以及飞跃喜马拉雅山那座臭名狼藉的“驼峰”的荒唐行径（作者认为这是英雄主义行为），格雷戈里·克劳奇(Gregory Crouch)带领读者进行了一场难忘的时空旅行，回顾那些被忽略但却对重塑这个世界作出巨大贡献的时光和地方。(XMM & CK)

Awards/获奖情况：主要卖点：

一. 不为人知的世界二战故事：珍珠港事件后，罗斯福(Roosevelt)把中国作为美国战略的基石。进入封锁的中国唯一供应路线是一个未经考验，500英里长的东喜马拉雅上空的空中补给线 - “驼峰航线”臭名昭著的“驼峰航线。” 一起在有限的情况之下，这对兄弟的飞行带先驱在航空史上最臭名昭著的航线之一。
二. 独特的视角：格雷戈里·克劳奇是一位资深作家和冒险家，他把广泛的个人访谈与参与者，细致的研究，和动态的历史的角度编织成了在二十世纪的关键年里一个迷人的远东历史故事。
三. 广泛的阅读群体：《中国的翅膀》结合了冒险，阴谋，历史，政治，第二次世界大战，和黄金飞行时代的故事，写出了令人信服的叙述，吸引着广泛的读者。

书评

“太多人认为太平洋的战争是因为日本对夏威夷的突袭而开始的，看似突然冒了出来。克劳奇的书生动地说明了美国在20世纪30年代时对中国的商业利益如何设置珍珠港的路径。这是进取的泛美航空公司飞行员激动人心的故事：他们建立了边境航空公司，成为航空英雄，飞越了喜马拉雅山，帮助拯救中国，也从而改变了世界。“－詹姆斯·D·候恩费学尔(James D. Hornfischer)，《纽约时报畅》销书作家，《背水一战的锡罐水手》(The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors)和《海王星的地狱》(Neptune’s Inferno)之作家

“显著呈现。”－柯克斯(Kirkus)评论

“在《中国的翅膀》，格雷戈里·克劳奇回忆着古老的文明和世界上最先进的技术的显著相遇，勇敢的美国人和他们的中国合作伙伴努力建立一个复杂的航空网络，跨过一个几乎不懂电力的一个辽阔的土地。。本扣人心弦的书会带你去一个迷人，被失去的时光。“－詹姆斯·布拉德利(James Bradley)，《纽约时报》第一畅销书作家，《父辈的旗帜》(Flags of Our Fathers)和《帝国巡航》(The Imperial Cruise)之作者

“西点军校的毕业生克劳奇给我们带来了一个冒险加野史的故事，不只是历史爱好者会喜欢。”－图书馆学刊(Library Journal)

Selling Points:

1. MAJOR UNTOLD STORY OF WWII: After Pearl Harbor, Roosevelt saw China as a cornerstone of American strategy. The only supply route into blockaded China was an untried 500-mile-long aerial supply route over the Eastern Himalayas--the infamous "Hump." Together and on a shoestring, this flying band of brothers would pioneer one of the most notorious routes in aviation history.
2. UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE: Gregory Crouch is a veteran author and adventurer who has woven extensive personal interviews with participants, meticulous research, and dynamic historical perspective into a mesmerizing tapestry of the Far East during the crux years of the twentieth century.
3. WIDE-RANGING APPEAL: China’s Wings combines adventure, intrigue, history, politics, World War II, and stories of the golden age of flight in a compelling narrative with appeal for a broad range of readers.

Advance praise for China’s Wings

“Too many people think the war in the Pacific began with Japan’s sudden strike on Hawaii, launched seemingly out of nowhere. Crouch’s vividly written book explains how America’s business interests in 1930s China set it on the path to Pearl Harbor. This is the rousing story of the enterprising Pan Am pilots who built a frontier airline and went on to become aviation heroes, flying over the Himalayas, helping save China, and thereby transforming the world.”－James D. Hornfischer, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors and Neptune’s Inferno

“Dramatically rendered.”－Kirkus Reviews

“In China’s Wings, Gregory Crouch recalls the remarkable encounter between an ancient civilization and the most modern technology in the world, as intrepid Americans and their Chinese partners struggled to establish a sophisticated air network over a vast land that barely knew electricity. This gripping book will transport you to a fascinating lost time.”－James Bradley, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Flags of Our Fathers and The Imperial Cruise

“West Point grad Crouch brings us a story that’s part adventure, part unearthed history and not just for history buffs."－Library Journal

About the Author/作者介绍： 格雷戈里·克劳奇(Gregory Crouch)毕业于西点军校军事历史学专业。他在完成美国陆军空降和别动队员学校的相关训练后，在巴拉马带领一个步兵排，并获得作战步兵徽章（Combat Infantryman Badge）。克劳奇是Enduring Patagonia一书的作者，目前住在美国三藩市港湾区。

GREGORY CROUCH graduated from West Point with a degree in military history. He completed U.S. Army Airborne and Ranger schools and led an infantry platoon in Panama, for which he earned the Combat Infantryman Badge. Crouch is the author of Enduring Patagonia, and lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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