SAMPAN SAILOR: A Navy Man's Adventures in WWII China

Some Of The Most Exciting And Heroic Stories Of World War Ii Come From The Exploits Of Americans Helping The Chinese Resist The Japanese Invaders - The Flying Tigers, For Example And The Pilots Who Flew The Hump, The Perilous Supply Route Over The Himalayas From India. Here Is The True Tale Of Clayton Mishler. A Young Navy Enlisted Man, Mishler Was On The Ground With The Chinese Forces In A Unit That Was One Of The Best-kept Secrets Of World War Ii, The Sino-american. Cooperative Organization. Calling Themselves The Rice Paddy Navy, He And His Fellow Sailors Lived Off The Land And Ranged Throughout China's Spectacular Countryside, Training Chinese Guerrillas, Keeping The U.s. Fleet Apprised Of Weather Conditions And Japanese Movements, And Risking Their Lives On Deadly Ambushes. Mishler's Adventures Movingly Display The Bonds Of Friendship That Were Forged Between The Chinese People And A Small Band Of Americans Fighting Alongside. Them Against The Brutal Japanese Army. Sampan Sailor Is A Vivid Personal Portrait Of China And Of A Young Man's Exciting War In An Unforgettably Exotic Place. The Japanese Patrol -- A Secret Mission -- Going In: Australia And India -- Over The Hump To Kunming -- Of Bandits And Lepers -- Chungking And Happy Valley -- The Road To Baoji -- Sian And The Jao Da Sol -- Loose Teeth: On To Kanchow And Changchow -- Riding The River To Hua'an -- A Journey To The Coast -- Trip To Lungyen And Chienyang -- Double Thumbs, Salted Nuts, And A Wild Pig -- Victory Banquet -- A Lady Named Kuan Yin -- Heading Home! Clayton Mishler. Includes Index.