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On both the Western and Eastern fronts elaborate war plans lay in ruins and had been discarded in favour of desperate improvisation

' Alan Beattie

Curling up in 'tea-cosy' position by the fire

Skies of thunder Military history awards and international teamsIn April 1942, the Imperial Japanese Army captured Burma, closing the only ground route from India to China. Supplies now had to be flown over the treacherous Himalayas, on the world's most dangerous air route. This is the story of the Allied troops who braved this perilous journey, flying unreliable aircraft through monsoons and enemy fire, with primitive navigation tools. Caroline Alexander delves into memoirs and records to reveal the pilots' and