Pan Am at War, John H. Hill
Pan Am at War, John H. Hill
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Pan Am at War
How the Airline Secretly Helped America Fight World War II

Author: John H. Hill, Mark Cotta Vaz

Narrator: Mike Chamberlain

Unabridged: 12 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/21/2019

Synopsis

Pan Am at War chronicles the airline's historic role in advancing aviation and serving America's 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. At the same time, it was clandestinely helping to fight America's wars.

Utilizing government documents, declassified Freedom of Information Act material, and company documents, the authors have uncovered stories of Pan Am's stunning role as an instrument of American might. They detail the airline's role in building air bases in Latin America and countering Axis interests that threatened the Panama Canal; 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; and more.

Filled with larger-than-life characters, and revelations of the vision and technology it took to dominate the skies, Pan Am at War provides a gripping unknown history of the American Century.

About John H. Hill

John H. Hill has worked in the museum field for more than thirty-five years, first at Laguna Art Museum, and at SFO Museum since 1986. At SFO Museum he curates exhibitions, develops collections on the history of commercial aviation, and oversees the operation of the San Francisco Airport Commission Aviation Library and Louis A. Turpen Aviation Museum. Hill is also a board member of the Pan Am Historical Foundation. He lives in San Francisco, California.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bob Goedjen

Very comprehensive. This is my fourth book on Pan Am and it is unique in itself with the detail it covers. The roles of various people connected with PanAm are more clearly defined here along with the politics.. I recommend it for people interested in airlines, Pan Am, and in business itself. A lot......more

Goodreads review by Zeb

A Review of "Pan Am at War” by Mark Cotta Vaz and John H Hill More than a history of Pan Am in World War 2, it’s really a history of commercial flight beginning right before World War 1. Most of the original pilots and founders of Pan Am and other airlines were veterans of the air war above France. I......more

Goodreads review by Renee

This is an amazing history of Pan Am from before WWI through WWII. I was minimally familiar w/the company as my MIL worked for them shortly after the war to her retirement. I wish she was still around to have long conversations with as I'm sure she knew many of the major people first hand. I had no......more

Goodreads review by Paul

Several years ago I read China's Wing by Greg Crouch, a book I loved. So this looked like another great read. Well the good points first. The author does a superb job of writing of the early years of Pan Am, Juan Trippe and others who created this great airline. What a brilliant visionary was Juan Tr......more

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