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The Hump : America's strategy for keeping China in World War II / John D. Plating.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Plating, John D. (John David), 1967-
- Series:
- Williams-Ford Texas A&M University military history series ; no. 134.
- Williams-Ford Texas A&M University military history series ; no. 134
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Army Air Forces.
- World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--China.
- World War, 1939-1945--Himalaya Mountains.
- Airlift, Military--United States--History--20th century.
- Airlift, Military.
- United States. Army Air Forces--Transport service--History.
- United States.
- Military doctrine.
- History.
- United States--Foreign relations--1933-1945.
- International relations.
- Military doctrine--United States--History--20th century.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 331 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- College Station : Texas A&M University Press, 2011.
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-321)and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781603442374
- 1603442375
- 9781603442381
- 1603442383
- OCLC:
- 657270892
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