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Skies of Thunder The Deadly World War II Mission Over the Roof of the World [electronic resource] : by Alexander, Caroline.aut; cloudLibrary;
From 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 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, 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. Caroline 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.       A masterpiece of modern war history.
Subjects: Electronic books.; World War II; Southeast Asia; Aviation;
© 2024., Penguin Publishing Group,
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The world encyclopedia of tanks : an illustrated history and comprehensive directory of tanks from around the world, with over 500 photographs of historical and modern machines / by Forty, George;
Subjects: Tanks (Military science); Tanks (Military science);
© c2005., Lorenz Books,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Gallantry medals & decorations of the world / by Clarke, John D.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-266) and index.
Subjects: Military decorations.; Decorations of honor.;
© 2001., Leo Cooper,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Mega truck adventures [videorecording (DVD)] by Hood, Dave.;
There goes a bulldozer -- There goes a monster truck -- There goes a tank.Dave Hood.Demostrates various heavy vehicles and their uses, including bulldozers, monster trucks and tanks.CHV rating: G."Ages 3-8"--Container.DVD Dolby surround stereo.
Subjects: Tanks (Military science); Vehicles, Military; Construction equipment; Monster trucks;
© c2003., Warner Home Video,
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The Weimar Years : Rise and Fall 1918-1933. by McDonough, Frank.;
Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: HISTORY / Europe / Germany; HISTORY / Military / General; HISTORY / Military / World War II;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Rome : a history in seven sackings / by Kneale, Matthew,1960-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The new rules of war : victory in the age of durable disorder / by McFate, Sean,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."A provocative, sometimes controversial exploration of warfare today and tomorrow from a former 82nd Airborne paratrooper and current National Defense University and Georgetown University professor and co-author of Shadow War, a thriller"--
Subjects: War.; Military art and science.;
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The end of everything : how wars descend into annihilation / by Hanson, Victor Davis,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.In 'The End of Everything', military historian Victor Davis Hanson charts how and why societies from ancient Greece to the modern era chose to utterly destroy their foes, and warns that similar wars of obliteration are possible in our time.
Subjects: Civilization; Military history.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Cold barrel zero / by Quirk, Matthew.;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Suspense fiction.; Special forces (Military science);
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Dare you to run / by Ryder, Dawn.;
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Subjects: Love stories.; Special operations (Military science);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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