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on1422229838 |
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OCoLC |
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20240528130256.0 |
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| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
2023026939 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781984879233 |
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(hardcover) |
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| International Standard Book Number |
1984879235 |
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(hardcover) |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER |
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(OCoLC)on1422229838 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
LBSOR |
| Language of cataloging |
eng |
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rda |
| Transcribing agency |
DLC |
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OCLCO |
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BDX |
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OCO |
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IMT |
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CNWPU |
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TOH |
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pcc |
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| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
D767.6 |
| Item number |
.A44 2024 |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
940.54/2591 |
| Edition number |
23/eng/20240216 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Alexander, Caroline, |
| Dates associated with a name |
1956- |
| Relator term |
author. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
25402 |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Skies of thunder : |
| Remainder of title |
the deadly World War II mission over the roof of the world / |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc |
[New York] : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Viking, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc |
[2024] |
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| Date of publication, distribution, etc |
�2024 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
480 pages : |
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maps ; |
| Dimensions |
24 cm |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-459) and index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
The Burma Road -- The air -- The hump -- The valley of death -- Night flight -- Number One Air Commando -- The Ledo Road -- End of the road. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
"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, at brain-melting altitudes 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"-- |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
World War, 1939-1945 |
| General subdivision |
Campaigns |
| Geographic subdivision |
Burma. |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
World War, 1939-1945 |
| Geographic subdivision |
Himalaya Mountains. |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
World War, 1939-1945 |
| General subdivision |
Aerial operations. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME |
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| Geographic name |
Burma Road (China and Burma) |
| General subdivision |
Strategic aspects. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
139894 |
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| Geographic name |
Stilwell Road (Burma and India) |
| General subdivision |
Strategic aspects. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
139895 |
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| Geographic name |
Burma |
| General subdivision |
History |
| Chronological subdivision |
Japanese occupation, 1942-1945. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
139896 |
| 776 08 - ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL FORM ENTRY |
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| Display text |
Online version: |
| Main entry heading |
Alexander, Caroline, 1956- |
| Title |
Skies of thunder |
| Place, publisher, and date of publication |
[New York] : Viking, [2024] |
| International Standard Book Number |
9781984879240 |
| Record control number |
(DLC) 2023026940 |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Koha item type |
NF |