Title The Alaska-Siberia connection : the World War II air route / by Otis Hays, Jr

Edition 1st ed Published College Station : Texas A & M University Press, ©1996

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 184 pages) : illustrations, maps Series Texas A & M University military history series ; 48 Texas A & M University military history series ; 48. Contents APPENDICES: Aircraft deliveries via ALSIB. -Soviet personnel in Alaska Summary American Lend-Lease generosity helped to join Russia and America in a wartime alliance against Germany. However, Russia, suspicious of American sincerity, delayed the establishment of an Alaska-Siberia delivery route (known throughout the war as ALSIB) to the German war front. Instead, other routes via the North Atlantic and the Persian Gulf were employed for the delivery of urgently needed aircraft in 1941-42. Eventually, recognizing that an ALSIB route would allow the Delivery of American-made aircraft in days, not weeks or months, the Russians agreed to the ALSIB route in late 1942. The ALSIB route became the fastest and most productive means of moving combat aircraft to the Russian-German front. Additionally, although it was primitive and dangerous, it established a direct and time-saving artery between Moscow and Washington, and it was heavily used by diplomats, politicians, and countless military officials, both Soviet and American. Declassified official U.S. military records and selected Russian sources, as well as reminiscences from former American liaison officers who were stationed at ALSIB posts in Alaska between 1943 and 1945, serve as the basis for this intriguing story Analysis Geschichte 1942-1945 World War, 1939-1945 Aerial operations, American World War, 1939-1945 Aerial operations, Soviet World War, 1939-1945 Transportation Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-179) and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL English Print version record digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Subject World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, Soviet World War, 1939-1945 -- Transportation. HISTORY -- Military -- World War II. Military operations, Aerial -- American Military operations, Aerial -- Soviet Transportation Flugzeug Transport World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations. World War, 1939-1945 -- Transportation. USA Sowjetunion Alaska Form Electronic book ISBN 0585173915 9780585173917

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