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Author Plating, John D. (John David), 1967-

Title The Hump [electronic resource] : America's strategy for keeping China in World War II / John D. Plating.

Imprint College Station : Texas A&M University Press, c2011.

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Edition 1st ed.
Description xii, 331 p.
Series Williams-Ford Texas A&M University military history series ; no. 134
Williams-Ford Texas A&M University military history series ; no. 134.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject United States. Army Air Forces -- Transport service -- History.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945 -- China.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Himalaya Mountains.
Airlift, Military -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Military doctrine -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
United States -- Foreign relations -- 1933-1945.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 9781603442374 (cloth : alk. paper)
1603442375 (cloth : alk. paper)
1603442383 (electronic bk.)
9781603442381 (electronic bk.)

 
    
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