Skies of Thunder

"“Riveting.” —The New York Times “A clear and engaging narrative. . . . A thorough, but never dull, history for the reader curious about the reality of World War II.” —The New York Journal of Books “A fresh narrative that pulls readers into the challenges and complexities of this enormous theater of vast jungle and mountain at the end of the world.” —U.S. Army War College Press “Author Caroline Alexander in her new book Skies of Thunder presents a riveting, faced-paced account of the action there both on the ground and in the skies that would make for a best-selling movie.” —Asian Review of Books “[Caroline Alexander] brings her keen eye and narrative skill to Skies of Thunder. A chronicle of waging war by flying over the Hump: those mountain ridges that make up the border of Burma and China and turned into a theater of both disasters and triumphs.” —Airmail “Alexander’s vivid retelling of this aerial feat is matched only by her exquisite rendering of the pilots’ fear.”  —The New York Times Book Review (Editors' Choice) “Well-detailed and engagingly told.” —The Wall Street Journal “A seamless and illuminating piece of modern war history.” —Shelf Awareness ""A thrilling aviation adventure that also casts an assured historical lens on a lesser-known arena of WWII diplomacy, this is sure to enrapture readers."" —Publishers Weekly (starred review) ""Readers interested in the China-Burma-India Theater of World War II and Asian history will enjoy Alexander’s detailed and beautifully written account."" —Library Journal (starred review)"