Project Seven Alpha: American Airlines in Burma 1942
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| Rating | : | 4.79 (875 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1844158268 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-04-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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WINNER OF THE HISTORICAL FICTION AWARD, 2012 (Gold Medal Award); by the Military Writers Society of America (MWSA).
G J Mullen said Great!. Great reading.. "Project Seven Alpha review" according to M. Horsefield. Overall, I found Shanle's book entertaining, informative and a great read! It is quite obvious that the author has quite a bit of aviation experience, but more importantly, he is a master story teller. Shanle has the ability to put the reader in the cockpit so you can literally feel the adrenaline kick in as the flying becomes a matter of life a. Mark L. Berry said Pilot to Pilot Review--Kudos Leland!. As an airline captain and a former check-airman, I was excited to find an aviation novel that is fun to read and technically accurate! On top of that, I learned a few things about World War II as this novel is Historical Fiction and Mr. Shanle's characters interact with real people, places, and events. It's a job well done and a real page turner
US naval forces had been severely surprised and diminished in Pearl Harbor and the army was outnumbered and ill-prepared to take on the invading hoards. This newly formed Squadron would fly these medium-range aircraft in a series of long-distance hops across the Pacific and Southern Asia to the Assam Valley in India. This is the story of this little-known operation in the early days of the Burma Campaign.This book is based on the true experiences of those who were involved and is 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. Hence came Operation Seven Alpha, a plan to enlist the aircraft, DC-3s, and pilots, veterans of World War One, of American Airlines. They would then create and operate the vital supply route carrying arms, ammunition and food Eastward to the Allied bases and return with wounded personnel. WINNER OF THE HISTORICAL FICTION AWARD for 2012 (Gold Medal Award); by the Military Writers Society of America (MWSA). P7A IS THE FIRST IN A TRILOGY SET IN WWII: In late 1941, President Roosevelt agonized over the rapid advances of the Japanese forces in Asia, they seemed u