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Remains: A Story of the Flying Tigers, Who Won Immortality Defending Burma and China from Japanese Invasion Paperback – October 13, 2013

by Daniel Ford (Author)

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When young Eddie Gillespie discovers a World War II airplane in the jungle, with a grinning skeleton at the controls, he sets a story in motion. Two American fighter pilots in the Chinese Air Force, with their English and Burmese girlfriends, and a Japanese suicide pilot whose name happens to mean "tree of the sun"--they clash at Rangoon, while the British empire falls about their ears. Here is a story of the Flying Tigers, immortalized by their exploits in Southeast Asia in the opening months of the Pacific War, as told by a man uniquely qualified to write about those stirring times.

Ford's history of the Flying Tigers won the award of excellence from the Aviation-Space Writers Association, while his novel of the Vietnam war inspired the Burt Lancaster film Go Tell the Spartans, which the Cincinnati Enquirer called "one of the noblest films, ever, about men in crisis." Here he deftly melds fact and fiction in an unforgettable wartime romance. "You can't beat remains, kid," Lieutenant Atherton says in a beautifully limned conclusion. "They'll tell the story every time."

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"The flavor of old Burma - and the smell of cordite.... Dan'svivid writing puts us right into the action with the Tigers - rowdy onthe ground, deadly effective in the air. An exciting read -particularly if you're a history buff." (Bob Bergin, author of Stone Gods, Wooden Elephants)

"It's a cracking good yarn about interesting people, including the Japanese fighter pilot whose story adds special realism to the battles." (Tom Sotham in Air&Space/Smithsonian)

"A believable and highly enjoyable read." (Bruce Gamble, author of Black Sheep One)

"An absolute must-have for Flying Tiger buffs." (Rory Alward)

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (October 13, 2013)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 226 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1492779504
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1492779506
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.9 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.51 x 9 inches

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Daniel Ford has spent a lifetime studying and writing about the wars of the past hundred years, from Ireland's war of liberation to America's invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan. A U.S. Army veteran and a reporter in Vietnam, he wrote the novel that was filmed as 'Go Tell the Spartans', starring Burt Lancaster. As a historian, he is best known for his prize-winning study of the American Volunteer Group--the gallant 'Flying Tigers' of the Second World War. Most recently, he has written a memoir of his life so far: "Looking Back From Ninety: The Depression, the War, and the Good Life that Followed." Visit www.DanFordBooks.com and sign up for a monthly newsletter about war, flying, and less important subjects.

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Jochen Mueller

Remains

Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2013

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I do not only follow the author's advice to rate his book but also my own tendency. I enjoyed it very much. It is not only a pleasure to read but in my view is very close to the actual situation with its historical background. The destruction of the shrine at the end adds a very pensive note.

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David Howard

Somewhat disappointing

Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2015

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More interesting for it's depiction of a part of WWII I knew little about. The main characters are only mildly compelling. The story is episodic, seemingly drifting from one adventure to another. The book held my interest, but I kept expecting things to tick up a notch or two or three. It never does. I expected more.

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Dr. Gabriel I. Penagaricano

Excellent

Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2015

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Truly the best and most accurate historical fiction I have ever had the pleasure of reading. I highly recommend it.

Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2014

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I found the book entertaining. Purely fictional but enjoyable.

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Good tale. Drug a little in the middle but ...

Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2014

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Good tale. Drug a little in the middle but gave an accurate (if fictional) account of the defense of Rangoon from the air

Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2022

Disappointing. Cliched drivel.
On his website, the author has multiple pages pointing out Steven Ambrose's plagiarism, Commander Scott's exaggerations, and books from fake Flying Tigers.
Although this book is fiction, it is bad enough to make the fakers cringe.
E.g. Ford should know better than using, let alone overusing the cliche of "cordite fumes," especially for American ammunition, even early WW2.
His gratuitous use of wanton sex and coarse language is unrealistic and pathetic.
Perhaps he was aiming for some great literary allusion with multiracial offspring, but fails, except for perhaps drug addicted ivy-league pseudo-intellectuals.
Note: This review from a well read, summa cum laude grad, Flying Tigers fan, who has spent several years in the Far East.

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Hawkeye

A Great Story Well Told

Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2000

Daniel Ford's non-fiction history the Flying Tigers is in a class by itself, and his novel "Remains" continues his work of reminding us that the members of the American Volunteer Group were real men who became heroes under the worst imaginable conditions.
His latest work, a novel, does a great job of creating the feel of Burma in 1941-42. The characters of Fitz and Blackie are all the more believable for their foibles and youthful innocence as the grim reality of war overtakes them. Mr. Ford writes equally well describing dogfights over Rangoon or social clashes in the caste-divided clubs below. "Remains", like his earlier non-fiction work on the Tigers, is a grittier but ultimately more heroic flip side to the John Wayne-fantasy versions of these remarkable but all too human warriors.
I read the original downloaded version of this book and I'm delighted to see it in hard copy. I highly recommend it to anyone even slightly interested in the AVG, the period, the East or aviation.
An absolute must-have for Flying Tiger buffs.

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David W Ray

One Star

Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2015

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One of more disappointing books I've read on the subject of WWII.

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