{"product_id":"pan-am-at-war-how-the-airline-secretly-helped-america-fight-world-war-ii-9781510729506","title":"Pan Am at War: How the Airline Secretly Helped America Fight World War II","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePan Am at War: How the Airline Secretly Helped America Fight World War II\u003c\/strong\u003e by Vaz, Mark Cotta. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781510729506.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFilled with larger-than-life characters, and revelations of the vision and technology it took to dominate the skies before and during, World War II, here is a gripping piece of aviation history.\n\nPan Am at War chronicles the airlines historic role in advancing aviation and serving Americas national interest before and during World War II. From its inception, Pan American Airways operated as the \"wings of democracy,\" spanning six continents and placing the country at the leading edge of international aviation.\n\nAt the same time, it was clandestinely helping to fight Americas wars.\n\nUtilizing government documents, declassified Freedom of Information Act material, and company documents, the authors have uncovered stories of Pan Ams stunning role as an instrument of American might:\nThe airlines role in building air bases in Latin America and countering Axis interests that threatened the Panama Canal Creating transatlantic and trans-Africa supply lines for sending Lend-Lease equipment to Britain Cooperation with Chiang Kai-shek and the Chinese nationalist government to pioneer the dangerous \"Hump\" route over the Himalayas The dangerous seventeen-thousand-mile journey that took President Roosevelt to the high-stakes Casablanca Conference with Winston Churchill The daring flight that delivered uranium for the atomic bomb.\nFor anyone interested in aviation, business, or military history, here is astonishing story filled with big ideas and the leaders who made them a reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Skyhorse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44986326319157,"sku":"ByrdShop_151072950X","price":61.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781510729506_ff0a9567-87a3-4c47-8c6a-533b217fe94c.jpg?v=1778907271","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/pan-am-at-war-how-the-airline-secretly-helped-america-fight-world-war-ii-9781510729506","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}