LETTERS HOME FROM SHANGHAI. Chinese Pinyin Title: CONG SHANGHAI LAI DE JIA SHU.

ROSHOLT, Malcolm. ed. [By Margaret Rosholt]

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Rosholt [2000], Rosholt House. Red cloth, 90p.,NEW, UNUSED, copy, fine dust jacket in Mylar protector, a bright example, end paper maps, 14 b.w. photos, 15 x 24 cm., map. * * FIRST & ONLY EDITOR'S SIGNED COPY * * . *** **** *** . . BY A CHINESE-SPEAKING AMERICAN LIAISON OFFICER . . . IN THE "FLYING TIGERS" 14TH AIR FORCE, CHINA . . . THE EDITOR'S SIGNED COPY . * Malcolm and Margaret Rosholt were Americans from Wisconsin. Malcolm was a journalist stationed in China. He also was a member of the famous "FLYING TIGERS," and was fluent in Chinese. . *** THE EDITOR'S SIGNED COPY: "Malcolm Rosholt" . *** This book contains a series of letters from his wife Margaret back to their family in Rosholt, Wisconsin. Malcolm was the editor. The letters cover their life, the political situation and the invasion of the Japanese in China. . *** Malcolm became the assistant editor of Shanghai-based THE CHINA PRESS in 1931. He returned home to marry Margaret in 1933, soon after which they returned to Shanghai and resumed work at THE CHINA PRESS. Malcolm became fluent in Chinese at that time. In 1938 they returned back to the U.S.A., in 1942 he joined the Army Air Force [A.A.F.] and eventually joined the 14th Air Force ["FLYING TIGERS,"] because of his knowledge of Chinese. . *** Malcolm has written two other fascinating books about the "FLYING TIGERS" and his life and times in China: "DOG SUGAR EIGHT: A Novel of the 14th Air Force Flying Tigers in World War II." . The third book celebrated: DAYS OF THE CHING PAO: A Photographic Record of the FLYING TIGERS 14th Air Force in China in World War II. . Please inquire at our website for his other books and many others by/about "FLYING TIGERS," . *** THE AUTHOR/EDITOR MALCOLM ROSHOLT:[1902-2005]: In 1931, as a young journalist, he went to Shanghai, as a reporter for the China Free Press. But different from so many other news people, he assimilated with the country. He became a part of their culture. He learned to read, write and speak Chinese with fluency. He traveled far and wide across the great stretches of China and the Gobi Desert by horse and camel, always curious, always searching for greater knowledge. And well into his nineties he was still writing. . In WW II, when Japan wrecked its havoc on the world, Malcolm became an intelligence officer for the "Flying Tigers," the American flying unit, engaged in the protecting China against the war of aggression by Japan. . I have known Malcolm, and proud to be his friend, for some sixty years. I did not know Malcolm personally in China, but all airmen knew about him. He operated a mobile radio station deep in enemy territory. Because of his knowledge of Chinese, he could work closely with Chinese ground forces. His role was to report to United States 14th Air Force headquarters in China the movement of enemy troops and particularly aerial attacks. His secondary role, and more important to those of us who flew combat, was to rescue those unfortunate enough to be shot down. And he rescued many from the very grasp of the enemy. He lived a hazardous life, moving constantly to avoid the enemy, and living with the Chinese as one of them. . In his advance position, he reported the tactics and strategy of the enemy that forewarned our Air Force to meet the challenge. He was the eyes and ears of the Flying Tigers that made their accomplishments so successful. Through almost four years of service in the air force in China, he served with distinction and honor. . *** General Claire Chennault, the Commander of the "FLYING TIGERS" wrote in his autobiography, WAY OF A FIGHTER: "Rosholt covered China for American newspapers before the war.and then served for long months of combat with the Chinese armies under the most primitive conditions." . *** For Rosholt's service, he was awarded the Legion of Merit and the Bronze Star by the American government for exceptional heroism and gallantry and the Order of the White Cloud, the Honorary Ancestral Medal, and the China War M. Seller Inventory # 42102101

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