The Alaska-Siberia Connection: The World War II Air Route (Williams-Ford Texas A&M University Military History Series) [Hardcover]

Otis Hays Jr. (Author)

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

For three years during World War II, the United States and the Soviet Union maintained a difficult air pipeline from the northern states, via Alaska and Siberia, almost to the Urals. The Lend-Lease fighters and bombers that were funneled through this route eventually made up 12 percent of the Red Air Force and devastated Hitler's legions. Hays, a onetime military intelligence officer with the Alaska Defense Command, shows how this joint Allied effort triumphed over deep mutual suspicions, totally different cultures, and some of the world's most savage weather. His workmanlike study is crammed with operational and political details, historical perspective, and personalities. Although the human element is touched upon, the book is curiously light on anecdote; nor does it have many of the technical details that delight the airplane buff. Even so, it is the first book wholly dedicated to this subject. This authoritative account is one of many new history titles benefiting from access to long-closed military sources. Recommended for all academic and military collections.?Raymond L. Puffer, U.S. Air Force History Prog., Edwards AFB, Cal.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About the Author

Otis Hays, Jr., is the author of Home from Siberia: The Secret Odysseys of Interned American Airmen in World War II, also published by Texas A&M University Press. He served as a senior member of the Alaska Defense Command's military intelligence staff and was the responsible staff supervisor of the command's foreign liaison operation in 1943–44. He lives near Pierce City, Missouri.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 200 pages
• Publisher: TAMU Press; 1st edition (July 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0890967113
• ISBN-13: 978-0890967119
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,491,520 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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