Pilots in Peril! - The Untold Story of U.S. Pilots Who Braved the Hump in World War II

Informationen zum Autor Steven Otfinoski has written more than 150 books for young readers. Three of his nonfiction books have been chosen Books for the Teen Age by the New York Public Library. Steve is also a playwright and has his own theater company that brings one-person plays about American history to schools. Steve lives in Connecticut with his wife, who is a teacher. They have two children, two dogs, and a cat. Klappentext Historian Theodore White called it "the most dangerous, terrifying, barbarous aerial transport run in the world...the skyway to Hell." The Hump was a perilous 500-mile flight path across the eastern Himalayan Mountains many U.S. pilots flew during World War II in order to keep the Allies well-supplied in China. Using personal accounts from pilots, rescuers, and U.S. Air Force staff, this fast-paced narrative puts young readers in the cockpit alongside some of the war's bravest pilots.

Product details

• Authors: Steven Otfinoski
• Publisher: Capstone Press
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 9
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2016
• EAN: 9781491451663
• ISBN: 978-1-4914-5166-3
• No. of pages: 232
• Series: Encounter: Narrative Nonfictio; Encounter: Narrative Nonfictio
• Subject: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > History, politics