Americans in a World at War

A vivid narrative of an ill-fated Pan American flight during World War II that captures the dramatic backstories of its passengers and, through them, the impact of Americans'' global connections. On February 21, 1943, Pan American Airways'' celebrated seaplane, the Yankee Clipper, took off from New York''s Marine Air Terminal and island-hopped its way across the Atlantic Ocean. Arriving at Lisbon ...