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In early 1942, China was in desperate straits. Already battered from years of war with the Japanese, it faced further hardships during World War II as the Burma Road - a critical supply route - was cut off. The country''s seaports had been shut down years earlier, and its only link to the outside world was via airplane. Newly arrived American General Joseph ''Vinegar Joe'' Stilwell was given the job of re-opening that essential road, while at the same time keeping China supplied by airlift from India and driving the Japanese out of Burma. Donovan Webster''s The Burma Road is a vivid re-creation of the China-India-Burma war theater. From the American ''Hump'' pilots who flew over the Himalayas to make food and supply drops in China to the true story that inspired the famous film ''The Bridge on the River Kwai,'' The Burma Road tells the sometimes hilarious, often harrowing, and still largely unknown story of one of the greatest chapters of World War II. Donovan Webster was a senior editor for Outside and now writes for National Geographic, Smithsonian, and the New York Times Magazine. He is the author of Aftermath: The Remnants of War. He lives with his family in Virginia. ''Applying concrete visualization of the mud, leeches, and heat of tropical combat, Webster renders the misery experienced by soldiers on both Japanese and Allied sides, blending them with the tactical details of the war''s ebb and flood in Burma ... A high-quality overview.'' - Booklist
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Bil Donovan is a fashion illustrator whose work has appeared in various publications and advertising campaigns worldwide. His many clients include Neiman Marcus, Estée Lauder, Givenchy, Yves Saint Laurent, and Mercedes-Benz. He is the author of Advanced Fashion Drawing: Lifestyle Illustration. He resides in New York City.
