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Rails of War: Supplying the Americans and Their Allies in China-Burma-India Hardcover - 2017

by Steven James Hantzis


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In a theater of war long forgotten and barely even known at the time, James Harry Hantzis and his fellow soldiers labored at a thankless task under oppressive conditions. Nonetheless, as Rails of War demonstrates, without the men of the 721st Railway Operating Battalion, the Allied forces would have been defeated in the China-Burma-India conflict in World War II. Steven James Hantzis's father served alongside other GI railroaders in overcoming danger, disease, fire, and monsoons to move the weight of war in the China-Burma-India theater. Torn from their predictable working-class lives, the men of the 721st journeyed fifteen thousand miles to Bengal, India, to do the impossible: build, maintain, and manage seven hundred miles of track through the most inhospitable environment imaginable. From the harrowing adventures of the Flying Tigers and Merrill's Marauders to detailed descriptions of grueling jungle operations and the Siege of Myitkyina, this is the remarkable story of the extraordinary men of the 721st, who moved an entire army to win the war. For more information about Rails of War, visit railsofwar.com.

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  • Title Rails of War: Supplying the Americans and Their Allies in China-Burma-India
  • Author Steven James Hantzis
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition Hardback
  • Pages 232
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Potomac Books
  • Date 2017-05-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9781612348537 / 161234853X
  • Weight 1.09 lbs (0.49 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.05 x 6.04 x 0.86 in (22.99 x 15.34 x 2.18 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1940's
    • Cultural Region: Indian
  • Library of Congress subjects United States, Soldiers - United States
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2016046799
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

About the author

Steven James Hantzis is the son of James Harry Hantzis, former staff sergeant of the World War II 721st Railway Operating Battalion. A retired Grand Lodge representative for the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, Steven Hantzis worked twelve years as a brakeman-conductor for Conrail. Both his father and his great-grandfather were railroaders. For more information about the author, visit stevenjhantzis.com.
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