THE WARBIRD'S FORUM
New & improved for July
Here's the artist's sketch of the Flying Tiger Heritage Park near what used to be the Guilin airfield. (It's now evidently a housing development.) Claire Chennault's headquarters cave is about all that remains of the AVG and 14th Air Force base, and that's what inspired the museum, which is a collaborative effort of an American foundation and the Chinese government. Check it out!
'I've been a fan of the Buffalo for a few decades now,' writes Andy Reid, 'so when the X-box 360 game "Battlestations Midway" ... was found to have the Buffalo in it, I just have to go and buy the game.' Why would anyone choose to fly the Brewster fighter in combat--even simulated combat--if he didn't have to? Read Andy's article here.
Some heavy reading for War in the Modern World: Edward Luttwak's Strategy: The Logic of War and Peace is a brilliant book, though not exactly easy to read. Of course I like the fact that he channels John Boyd: 'With Rommel leading them in person, the Germans could act must faster than the British could, much as a better fighter pilot with a better machine can turn inside the circle of a more sluggish opponent ... while his opponent is still trying to react to the first turn.'
And here's another: How
the Weak Win Wars: A Theory of Asymmetric Conflict, by Ivan Arreguin-Toft.
An odd book, but interesting for its case studies of five 'small wars'
of the 19th and 20th centures. Blue skies! -- Dan Ford
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