Pan Am at War : How the Airline Secretly Helped America Fight World War II
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1510783709
ISBN-13
9781510783706
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Imprint
Skyhorse Publishing
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jan 1st, 2026
Print length
408 Pages
Weight
469 grams
Dimensions
22.90 x 15.20 x 3.00 cms
Product Classification:
Second World War
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The most important untold story of aviation history.
Filled with larger-than-life characters, and revelations of the vision and technology it took to dominate the skies before and during, World War II, here is a gripping piece of aviation history.
Pan Am at War chronicles the airline''s historic role in advancing aviation and serving America''s national interest before and during World War II. From its inception, Pan American Airways operated as the "wings of democracy," spanning six continents and placing the country at the leading edge of international aviation.
At the same time, it was clandestinely helping to fight America''s wars.
Utilizing government documents, declassified Freedom of Information Act material, and company documents, the authors have uncovered stories of Pan Am''s stunning role as an instrument of American might:
For anyone interested in aviation, business, or military history, here is astonishing story filled with big ideas and the leaders who made them a reality.
Pan Am at War chronicles the airline''s historic role in advancing aviation and serving America''s national interest before and during World War II. From its inception, Pan American Airways operated as the "wings of democracy," spanning six continents and placing the country at the leading edge of international aviation.
At the same time, it was clandestinely helping to fight America''s wars.
Utilizing government documents, declassified Freedom of Information Act material, and company documents, the authors have uncovered stories of Pan Am''s stunning role as an instrument of American might:
- The airline''s role in building air bases in Latin America and countering Axis interests that threatened the Panama Canal
- Creating transatlantic and trans-Africa supply lines for sending Lend-Lease equipment to Britain
- Cooperation with Chiang Kai-shek and the Chinese nationalist government to pioneer the dangerous "Hump" route over the Himalayas
- The dangerous seventeen-thousand-mile journey that took President Roosevelt to the high-stakes Casablanca Conference with Winston Churchill
- The daring flight that delivered uranium for the atomic bomb.
For anyone interested in aviation, business, or military history, here is astonishing story filled with big ideas and the leaders who made them a reality.
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