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The Hump America's strategy for keeping China in World War II /

Main Author: Plating, John D. 1967-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: College Station : Texas A&M University Press, c2011.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Williams-Ford Texas A&M University military history series ; no. 134
Subjects:
World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945 > China.
World War, 1939-1945 > Himalaya Mountains.
Airlift, Military > History > 20th century. > United States
Military doctrine > History > 20th century. > United States
United States > Foreign relations > 1933-1945.
Online Access:http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucy/Doc?id=10455976
Table of Contents:
  • From the Marco Polo Bridge to ABC Ferry Command
  • Terrain, weather, pilots, and planes
  • "Barnstorming" over the Hump
  • The Hump and an ascendant CBI air strategy
  • "Ten thousand tons by Christmas"
  • The Hump goes to war
  • The Hump becomes an airline
  • The end of the Hump
  • Notes.

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