For an interesting but little known piece of history, I recommend "The Black Bats". Most of the CIA missions in SE Asia and over Communist China were flown by Nationalist Chinese pilots. Incredible bravery and airmanship. I had a small peripheral role on Taiwan in the late '50s. The last B-17 shot down was two weeks after I left to return to the States, coincidentally my wife's 18th birthday. The MiG pilot who shot it down over Guangdung province was a Korean war ace.
The book tells of one Chinese lady who lost her husband on a mission over mainland China. She then married another pilot, and he too was killed. Tremendous sacrifice.
