Rescuing American Soldiers: A Chronicle of Chinese Resistance Forces Saving American Airmen in Occupied Areas

Author: Wang Tingyue
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, American volunteer pilots and the Air Force aided the Chinese people in fighting against the Japanese. Numerous air crash incidents occurred, and many American pilots, after parachuting to the ground, were hunted down and brutally killed by Japanese forces. The Chinese Communist Party clearly proposed the slogan of rescuing Allied flight personnel. Resistance forces in North China, Central China, and South China did their utmost to rescue over a hundred American pilots. The rescued pilots, after visiting the liberated areas, were greatly surprised by the enemy-controlled resistance led by the CCP. Out of gratitude for the selfless rescue efforts of the enemy-controlled resistance forces and out of resentment toward the Kuomintang authorities' blockade of the truth about the resistance, the rescued pilots conducted extensive publicity upon returning to the United States, which had a significant impact. Based on years of collecting materials, the author recreates the scene of the time in a documentary style, with vivid descriptions and touching plots.