Flying the Hump ... conquering the awesome Himalayas, the highest, most treacherous mountains in the world .. defying their towering peaks, buffeting the mighty winds with their sudden, howling death-dealing changes... the story of that incredible, little known feat by the United States Air Force in World II is dramatically told in Ten thousand tons by Christmas by an Air Force Officer who was there. In the Pacific, the war with the Japanese made daily jungle-crawling, sea-battling, dive-bombing headlines. On land, the Chinese Army, weakening from lack of supplies but still pinning down hundreds of thousands of fighting Japanese, faced annihilation. The prospect of Chinese defeat, and the subsequent release of the Japanese forces held there to add strength to their troops in the Pacific, spelled disaster for the Allies. The Heads of State agreed! Military supplies must reach the Chinese Army at once. But all land and water routes were in Japanese hands. It could be done by air, but the only air route open was over the fierce and formidable Himalayas. [This story] is more than a part of history. It is a well-documented tale which sweeps the reader through the daily precarious lives of the daring and audacious men who few The Hump. It described their personal improvisations and their ingenuity in overcoming and surmounting the hazards and the dangers, where more men and material were transported over the terrifying Hump than ever were carried over the better known Burma Road. -- Adapted from the book jacket.

Author's name taken from cover.

Mission to nowhere -- Destination known -- India, O India! -- The secret revealed -- Settling down -- Monsoon season -- ATC at last -- Things look up -- Trials and tribulations -- Search and rescue -- Rodger Dodger -- Fun and games -- Seven down, three to go! -- Ten thousand tons! -- End of an era.