It is not just a history of Yale-in-China during the war, although these storied institutions provide the backdrop for the humanistic side of the story. It is an engaging, gut-wrenching, emotional journey about Americans in China, helping to educate their youth in a Chinese school, working with Chinese teachers, doctors, nurses and administrators to further their mission. The main characters of the story: Springer, Elliot, and Hopkins, were more than just passive observers. Hopkins joined the famous "Flying Tigers". Springer made his way into the OSS. These stories are covered in the book. The author had access to unpublished, private communications from three members of the mission. It is not just a history of Yale-in-China during the war, although these storied institutions provide the backdrop for the humanistic side of the story.

It is an engaging, gut-wrenching, emotional journey about Americans in China, helping to educate their youth in a Chinese school, working with Chinese teachers, doctors, nurses and administrators to further their mission. The main characters of the story: Springer, Elliot, and Hopkins, were more than just passive observers. Hopkins joined the famous "Flying Tigers". Springer made his way into the OSS. These stories are covered in the book. The author had access to unpublished, private communications from three members of the mission. Learn about Japanese efforts to spread the bubonic plague in China, American doctors providing emergency shelter for refugees, and Communists courting the US for military aid.