{"product_id":"skies-of-thunder-the-deadly-world-war-ii-mission-over-the-roof-of-the-world-9781984879233","title":"Skies of Thunder: The Deadly World War II Mission Over the Roof of the World","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Editors' Choice \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Riveting.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the New York Times bestselling author, a breathtaking account of combat and survival in one of the most brutally challenging and rarely examined campaigns of World War II \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCaroline Alexander, who wrote the defining books on Shackleton's Endurance and Bligh's Bounty, is brilliant at probing what it takes to survive extreme circumstances. She has unearthed obscure memoirs and long-ignored records to give us the pilots' and soldiers' eye views of flying and combat, as well as honest portraits of commanders like the celebrated \"Vinegar Joe\" Stillwell and Claire Lee Chennault. She assesses the real contributions of units like the Flying Tigers, Merrill's Marauders, and the British Chindits, who pioneered new and unconventional forms of warfare. Decisions in this theater exposed the fault-lines between the Allies--America and Britain, Britain and India, and ultimately and most fatefully between America and China, as FDR pressed to help the Chinese nationalists in order to forge a bond with China after the war. \u003cbr\u003e A masterpiece of modern war history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Caroline Alexander\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Viking\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/14\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.31h x 6.31w x 1.63d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781984879233\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2023 pg. 15\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2024 pg. 19\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2024 pg. 113\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/11\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/14\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCaroline Alexander is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Endurance\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Bounty\u003c\/i\u003e, and other acclaimed works of narrative nonfiction, as well as a new translation of Homer's \u003ci\u003eIliad\u003c\/i\u003e. She studied philosophy and theology at University of Oxford as a Rhodes scholar and has a doctorate in classics from Columbia University. She has written for \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Viking","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43769243664499,"sku":"9.78198E+12","price":29.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_bb0fe4bf-302f-4033-a1d7-83ffb07f0f9b.jpg?v=1757072752","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/skies-of-thunder-the-deadly-world-war-ii-mission-over-the-roof-of-the-world-9781984879233","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}