Skies of Thunder
13 February 2025Imprint: Ithaka
Synopsis
'Riveting' - The New York Times
A bestselling writer tells the little-known story of the Allies' fight in WWII's chaotic and lethal China-Burma-India theatre.
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 treacherous Himalayas, on the world's most dangerous air route.
This is...
A bestselling writer tells the little-known story of the Allies' fight in WWII's chaotic and lethal China-Burma-India theatre.
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 treacherous Himalayas, on the world's most dangerous air route.
This is...
Details
13 February 2025496 pages
9781804189870Imprint: 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