1991, ISBN: 1556113013

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[EAN: 9781556113017], [PU: NY. 1991. Donald E. Fine.], Jacket, red & black hardbound 8vo. dustwrapper in protective plastic. fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. … Mehr…

[EAN: 9781556113017], [PU: NY. 1991. Donald E. Fine.], Jacket, red & black hardbound 8vo. dustwrapper in protective plastic. fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. front flyleaf missing 1x3" piece at top (old name torn out?) otherwise contents free of all markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking , underlining, remainder markings etc ~ first edition. first printing ( # 1 in # line). xvi+348p. b&w map of japan. b&w photo illustrations. chapter notes. 6 appendices . index. world history. world war ii. war with japan. japanese history. american history. military history. aviation history. ~"This is a first~rate popular account of the World War II fire bombing campaign against Japan. Well researched and sharply written, it effectively describes the development of the B~29 bomber and the M~69 incendiary bomb, the evolution of bombing strategy and the planning and execution of the devastating fire raids. The author paints a dramatic picture of the incendiary campaign and demonstrates its decisive impact in forcing Japan's sur render." ~ Stanley Falk, former Chief Historian, U. S. Air Force~ Here is the first comprehensive history of the most massive sustained air campaign ever~America's assault on Japan's home islands ~ which destroyed the heart of Japanese industrial capacity. In order to bring the Japanese war machine to its knees, America's generals deemed it necessary to conduct a concentrated series of attacks to burn down Japan's industrial complexes. This campaign, it was determined, would avoid the necessity of a land invasion of Japan that would have cost an estimated one million Allied casualties and tens of millions of Japanese lives as well. The Army Air Forces flew the world's then largest and most heavily armed airplane~the new B~29s, seeing their first combat action~in raid after raid on Japan's industrial cities. The major raids were overall more destructive than the atom bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Based on extensive research and interviews, the author takes the reader through the entire campaign ~ from the decision to carry it out to the development of the technologies and the strategic adjustments instituted from raid to raid that led to their ultimate success. Also included are firsthand accounts from US. aircrews and other servicemen who participated in the campaign, as well as from survivors who witnessed its effect on the ground., Books<

1991, ISBN: 9781556113017

Hardcover book. 348 pages. Published by Penguin Publishing Group (1991) Media >