2 Quotes & Sayings By Anna Chennault

Anna Chennault was a Chinese-American who served as Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek's public and private advisor during the Chinese Civil War. As a member of the Nationalist Chinese government, he represented Chiang Kai-shek to the United States during his years of exile, and then as an Air Force colonel, he was appointed as China's military attaché to Washington. Chennault was instrumental in persuading the U.S. government to support China's war against Japan; he became a key advisor to General Claire Chennault, who commanded America's Flying Tigers, providing crucial intelligence and logistical support.