Skies of Thunder
13 February 2025
Imprint: Ithaka
Synopsis
'Riveting' - The New York Times
THE LITTLE-KNOWN STORY OF THE ALLIES' FIGHT IN WWII'S CHAOTIC AND LETHAL CHINA BURMA-INDIA THEATER.
In April 1942, the Imperial Japanese Army captured Burma, closing the only ground route from India to China. Supplies now had to be flown over the foothills of the treacherous Himalayas, on the most dangerous air route in the world.
Delving into...
THE LITTLE-KNOWN STORY OF THE ALLIES' FIGHT IN WWII'S CHAOTIC AND LETHAL CHINA BURMA-INDIA THEATER.
In April 1942, the Imperial Japanese Army captured Burma, closing the only ground route from India to China. Supplies now had to be flown over the foothills of the treacherous Himalayas, on the most dangerous air route in the world.
Delving into...
Details
13 February 2025
496 pages
9781804189870
Imprint: Ithaka
Reviews
'Riveting'The New York Times
'Alexander's vivid retelling of this aerial feat is matched only by her exquisite rendering of the pilots' fear'The New York Times Book Review (Editors' Choice)
'A clear and engaging narrative ... A thorough, but never dull, history for the reader curious about the reality of World War II'The New York Journal of Books
'Well-detailed and engagingly told'The Wall Street Journal