Presents an account of the Flying Tigers, the legendary World War II combat group which led America's first venture into covert operations against a foreign power.

The warlord and the Japanese -- The formative years of a visionary loner -- Young tigers -- Chiang Kai-Shek and the Americans -- Young tigers get their wings -- A bridge to war -- Warplanes for a generalissimo on the run -- American volunteers for China skies -- Bounty hunters and farmers sail for China -- The old man of Toungoo and his buccaneers -- The war comes to Southeast Asia -- Stale bread and fair weather friends -- To do something in this war -- Flying Tigers in Asian skies -- Blood and fire over Rangoon -- We cannot hold Burma without Chinese help -- Make them pay -- To the Gold Coast and beyond -- From tedium to rat race -- Turning points -- Unrest in the ranks -- The last days of Lei Yun -- Last exits -- Saving China while the quarterback hiked -- Scotty and the tigers -- Fixated upon a mirage -- Bombing season -- Countdown to dissolve day -- Coming out of the cold on a shoestring -- From Flying Tigers into hungry mastiffs -- Out of China -- And into history.