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Aluminum Alley: The American Pilots Who Flew Over the Himalayas and Helped Win World War II

By Rory Laverty
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By Rory Laverty
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By the time Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, China was already under siege. The Imperial military invaded and choked off every land and sea route for the young country’s resupply, and what remained of China was out of gas and withering away. So in April 1942 the United States decided to help out, by trying something entirely new and a little bit crazy.

The world’s first airlift. Over the Himalayas. Led by brilliant and stubborn American generals including Joseph Stilwell, Cl...

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