Brooke L. Blower is Associate Professor of History at Boston University. She is the author of the award-winning Becoming Americans in Paris: Transatlantic Politics and Culture between the World Wars (OUP, 2011) as well as the co-editor of The Familiar Made Strange: American Icons and Artifacts after the Transnational Turn and volume 3 of the Cambridge History of America and the World. She is a founding editor of the journal Modern American History.

Blower shows us the Second World War from wholly novel and thought-provoking points of view. Recounting the doomed transatlantic flight of Pan Am's Yankee Clipper in 1943, Blower re-creates the strikingly worldly view of American civilians borne aloft and into a global cataclysm. Blower's original research and powerful prose carry us along on the journey, making us feel as if we know these people and allowing us to worry about their fates as if their story were happening right in front of us.

• PrefaceCast of CharactersMapsNote on Names and Language Introduction: Into the Vortex Part I: 1914-19201. Balloon Work: George hopes to fight in France2. Autumn Flies: Tamara survives civil war in Ukraine3. Blood of the Earth: Harry learns the oil business in Romania4. Tramp Trade: Manuel watches the Great War tear Spain apart Interlude: New York to Bermuda: Sully greets his passengers Part II: 1920-19395. Free Lunches: Frank competes in the Amsterdam Olympics6. Unfinished People: Tamara struggles in the Bronx 7. The Silk-Stocking Revolt: George runs for Congress against the New Deal 8. Twelve Mile River: Ben falls in love with Roosevelt's Washington9. Woman and Bird: Tamara finds fame on Broadway 10. Tea-Time: Frank moves to the Philippines11. Stolen Soil: Manuel's schemes reach Mexico and CubaInterlude: Bermuda to the Azores: Sully flies past the Point of No Return Part III: 1939-194212. Three-Minute Channel: Ben endures the London Blitz13. Back to Porridge: Frank contends with the fall of the Netherlands 14. Ship's Stores: Manuel is arrested for smuggling15. Easy Dish: Frank braves the invasion of Java16. Red Mississippi: Ben reports from Russia17. Hold Your Hats: George joins the armyInterlude: The Azores to Portugal: Sully prepares for arrival Part IV: 1942-194318. Patent Denials: Harry manages his company's German ties19. Dangerous Acts: Tamara volunteers to entertain troops 20. The Charter Offer: Manuel makes a bargain21. Small Potatoes: Frank broadcasts from Australia22. Acid Test: Ben witnesses the Quit India campaign23. Hot Questions: George testifies before Congress Conclusion: A Strange and Frightening World Appendix: The Yankee Clipper's Last Passenger ManifestAcknowledgmentsNotesIndex

Brooke L. Blower is Associate Professor of History at Boston University. She is the author of the award-winning Becoming Americans in Paris: Transatlantic Politics and Culture between the World Wars (OUP, 2011) as well as the co-editor of The Familiar Made Strange: American Icons and Artifacts after the Transnational Turn and volume 3 of the Cambridge History of America and the World. She is a founding editor of the journal Modern American History.

Blower shows us the Second World War from wholly novel and thought-provoking points of view. Recounting the doomed transatlantic flight of Pan Am's Yankee Clipper in 1943, Blower re-creates the strikingly worldly view of American civilians borne aloft and into a global cataclysm. Blower's original research and powerful prose carry us along on the journey, making us feel as if we know these people and allowing us to worry about their fates as if their story were happening right in front of us.

• PrefaceCast of CharactersMapsNote on Names and Language Introduction: Into the Vortex Part I: 1914-19201. Balloon Work: George hopes to fight in France2. Autumn Flies: Tamara survives civil war in Ukraine3. Blood of the Earth: Harry learns the oil business in Romania4. Tramp Trade: Manuel watches the Great War tear Spain apart Interlude: New York to Bermuda: Sully greets his passengers Part II: 1920-19395. Free Lunches: Frank competes in the Amsterdam Olympics6. Unfinished People: Tamara struggles in the Bronx 7. The Silk-Stocking Revolt: George runs for Congress against the New Deal 8. Twelve Mile River: Ben falls in love with Roosevelt's Washington9. Woman and Bird: Tamara finds fame on Broadway 10. Tea-Time: Frank moves to the Philippines11. Stolen Soil: Manuel's schemes reach Mexico and CubaInterlude: Bermuda to the Azores: Sully flies past the Point of No Return Part III: 1939-194212. Three-Minute Channel: Ben endures the London Blitz13. Back to Porridge: Frank contends with the fall of the Netherlands 14. Ship's Stores: Manuel is arrested for smuggling15. Easy Dish: Frank braves the invasion of Java16. Red Mississippi: Ben reports from Russia17. Hold Your Hats: George joins the armyInterlude: The Azores to Portugal: Sully prepares for arrival Part IV: 1942-194318. Patent Denials: Harry manages his company's German ties19. Dangerous Acts: Tamara volunteers to entertain troops 20. The Charter Offer: Manuel makes a bargain21. Small Potatoes: Frank broadcasts from Australia22. Acid Test: Ben witnesses the Quit India campaign23. Hot Questions: George testifies before Congress Conclusion: A Strange and Frightening World Appendix: The Yankee Clipper's Last Passenger ManifestAcknowledgmentsNotesIndex