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Skies of Thunder
The Deadly World War II Mission Over the Roof of the World
Buch von Caroline Alexander
Sprache: Englisch

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"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"--
"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"--
Über den Autor
Caroline Alexander
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Erscheinungsjahr: 2024
Genre: Geschichte
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: Einband - fest (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9781984879233
ISBN-10: 1984879235
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Alexander, Caroline
Hersteller: Penguin Books Canada
Maße: 234 x 155 x 43 mm
Von/Mit: Caroline Alexander
Erscheinungsdatum: 14.05.2024
Gewicht: 0,716 kg
Artikel-ID: 127533553
Über den Autor
Caroline Alexander
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2024
Genre: Geschichte
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: Einband - fest (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9781984879233
ISBN-10: 1984879235
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Alexander, Caroline
Hersteller: Penguin Books Canada
Maße: 234 x 155 x 43 mm
Von/Mit: Caroline Alexander
Erscheinungsdatum: 14.05.2024
Gewicht: 0,716 kg
Artikel-ID: 127533553
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