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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Alexander, Caroline     Subjects     World War, 1939-1945     History     Aerial operations     Campaigns     Burma     Himalaya Mountains     Strategic aspects     Japanese occupation, 1942-1945     Burma Road (China and Burma)     Stilwell Road (Burma and India)     Browse Catalog     by author:      Alexander, Caroline       by title:      Skies of Thunder: Th...         MARC Display

Skies of Thunder: The Deadly World War II Mission Over the Roof of the World Hardcover by Alexander, Caroline Viking 05/14/2024 Subjects World War, 1939-1945   History   Aerial operations   Campaigns   Burma   Himalaya Mountains   Strategic aspects   Japanese occupation, 1942-1945   Burma Road (China and Burma)   Stilwell Road (Burma and India) ISBN:  9781984879233 Requests:  1 Summary:  "In April 1942, the Imperial Japanese Army steamrolled through Burma, capturing the only ground route from India to China. Supplies to this critical zone would now have to come from India by air--meaning across the Himalayas, on the most hazardous air route in the world. Skies of Thunder is a story of an epic human endeavor, in which Allied troops faced the monumental challenge of operating from airfields hacked from the jungle, and took on 'the Hump, ' the fearsome mountain barrier that defined the air route. They flew fickle, untested aircraft through monsoons and enemy fire, at brain-melting altitudes with inaccurate maps and only primitive navigation technology. The result was a litany of both deadly crashes and astonishing feats of survival. The most chaotic of all the war's arenas, the China-Burma-India theater was further confused by the conflicting political interests of Roosevelt, Churchill, and their demanding nominal ally, Chiang Kai-shek"--   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Status   Hawaii State Library Acquisitions, LLH On Order Add Copy to MyList CLOSED TEMPORARILY:Kahului Public Library Acquisitions --- On Order On Order Add Copy to MyList Kailua Public Library Acquisitions --- On Order On Order Add Copy to MyList Kapolei Public Library Acquisitions --- On Order On Order Add Copy to MyList Mililani Public Library Acquisitions --- On Order On Order Add Copy to MyList

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