The Burma Road: The Epic Story of the China-Burma-India Theater in World War II

Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A.: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 2003. New book, 370 pages. This is the extraordinay story of the China-Burma-India theater of operations during WW2. It follows the breathtaking escapades of the American 'Hump' pilots who flew hair raising missions over the Himalayas to make food and supply drops in China; tells the true story that inspired the famous film - The Bridge on the River Kwai; describes the grueling jungle operations of Merrill's Marauders and the brigades of British Chindits; and recounts the racous fighter pilot bravado of the Flying Tigers. Interpersed with portrayals of the unconventional American General 'Vinegar Joe' Stillwell, the exceedingly eccentric British General Orde Wingate, and the mercurial Chinese Generalisimo Chiang Kai-shek. . Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.