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.