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Bringing the Thunder - The Missions of a WWII B-29 Pilot in the Pacific

By: Stackpole Books

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Military History Series (Stackpole Books)

Last Stocked on 11/2/2015

Product Info

Title
Bringing the Thunder - The Missions of a WWII B-29 Pilot in the Pacific
Publisher
Category
Author
Gordon Robertson Jr.
Publish Year
2006
Pages
280
Dimensions
6x9x.75"
NKG Part #
2147482740
Type
Softcover

Description

The B-29 bomber was made to soar in thin, cold air, dropping its massive bomb load from heights so great that the crews might never see their targets through the clouds below. That was just fine with Ben Robertson, pilot in command of one of the big four engine bombers hammering Japan to its knees in a nonstop bombing campaign in the Pacific. When General LeMay ordered the B-29s to switch tactics from daylight, high-altitude bombing runs to nighttime, low-level runs, Ben's attitude changed. What was once seen as simply dangerous--bombing Japan--now seemed a whole lot more like suicide.

  • Features dozens of never-before-seen photos of the B-29 in action
  • A fast-paced, riveting account that puts the reader in the cockpit of a four-engine bomber over enemy territory
  • Detailed account of combat, mission by mission