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American Airline's Secret War in China: Project Seven Alpha, WWII (Paperback)
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American Airline's Secret War in China: Project Seven Alpha, WWII (Paperback)
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In late 1941, President Roosevelt agonized over the rapid advances
of the Japanese forces in Asia; they seemed unstoppable. He foresaw
their intentions of taking India and linking up with the two other
Axis Powers, Germany and Italy, in an attempt to conquer the
Eastern Hemisphere. US naval forces had been surprised and
diminished in Pearl Harbor and the army was not only outnumbered
but also ill-prepared to take on the invading hoards. One of
Roosevelt's few options was to form a defensive line on the eastern
side of the Patkai and Himalayan Ranges; there, he could look for
support from the Chinese and Burmese. It was the only defence to a
Japanese invasion of India. To support and supply the troops who
were fighting in hostile jungle terrain, where overland routes had
been cut off, he desperately needed to set up an air supply from
Eastern India. His problem was lack of aircraft and experienced
pilots to fly the dangerous 'Hump, over the world's highest
mountains. Hence the inception of Operation Seven Alpha, a plan to
enlist the aircraft - DC-3s - and the pilots - veterans of World
War One - of American Airlines.This newly formed elite Squadron
would fly the medium-range aircraft in a series of long-distance
hops across the Pacific and Southern Asia to the Assam Valley in
India. They would then create and operate the vital supply route,
carrying arms, ammunition and food Eastward to the Allied bases,
before returning with wounded personnel. This is the story of that
little-known operation, carried out in the early days of the Burma
Campaign. The book is based on first-hand experiences of those who
were involved, and it serves as a fitting tribute to the bravery
and inventiveness of a band of men who answered their country's
desperate call at the outset of the war against Japan in Asia.
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