| Description |
x, 278 pages, [8] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page [268]) and index. |
| Contents |
The Superfortress -- A wing on fire -- Matterhorn -- The Battle of Kansas -- B-29s arrive in the Far East -- Twentieth Air Force formed -- Superforts bomb Japan -- An incredible journey -- LeMay takes over -- The turning point -- A conflict of personalities -- B-29s withdraw from China -- LeMay transferred -- B-29s hit Tokyo -- A pattern for the future -- Japanese concentrate fighter forces -- Fire blitz devastates Japanese cities -- The nation's highest honor -- A hell on Earth -- "When is the war going to end?" -- Japanese cities reduced to ashes -- The blind bombers -- Operation Starvation -- Dawn of the atomic age -- Mission successful. |
| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American.
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United States. Air Force. Air Force, 20th -- History.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Japan.
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Japan -- History -- 1912-1945.
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| ISBN |
0812907388 |
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9780812907384 |
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