"Leap Over the: Aerial Operations in the War of Resistance"

Author: William Keene
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Publish Date: 2005-07-01
Features: "Over the Hump – A Remarkable Air Transport Achievement in the War of Resistance" presents a fresh historical perspective, comprehensively documenting the strategic air route for transferring essential supplies across the world’s highest Himalayas, from Assam in northeastern India to Yunnan during the War of Resistance against Japan. It showcases the extraordinary historical journey of this globally renowned air route, the most perilous air strategic transport line in aviation and military history, and its significant contribution to providing urgently needed materials for the anti-Japanese war effort. The book also reveals the "life-and-death" bond between the Chinese and American people in their joint struggle against Japanese aggression.
From May 1942 to September 1945, the two Allied nations of China and the United States jointly established an air transport route from Assam in India to Yunnan and Sichuan in China to combat Japanese militarism. American and Chinese flyers conquered the world’s highest and most treacherous "Hump" to complete a vast number of air transport missions. Their efforts played a crucial role in the victory of China’s War of Resistance and the global victory in the war against fascism. The Hump Operation built an air bridge, becoming a monumental achievement in aviation history.
This book not only details the origins and transportation conditions of the Hump route but also provides background on the context of the issues surrounding the Hump route, including the exchanges between China and the United States and among various U.S. government departments. It also offers a relatively detailed introduction to the political and diplomatic situations among China, the United States, and Japan. This work holds significant value not only for scholars studying the military front of World War II but also for those researching the political and diplomatic aspects of the war.