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Whirlwind - The Air War Against Japan 1942-1945

By: Simon & Schuster

Type: Hardcover

Product Line: Historical & Reference Books (Simon & Schuster)

MSRP old price: $28.00


Product Info

Title
Whirlwind - The Air War Against Japan 1942-1945
Publisher
Category
Author
Barrett Tillman
Publish Year
2010
Pages
316
Dimensions
6.5x9.5x1.25"
NKG Part #
2147868500
Type
Hardcover

Description

WHIRLWIND is the first book to tell the complete, awe-inspiring story of the Allied air war against Japan--the most important strategic bombing campaign in history. From the audacious Doolittle raid in 1942 to the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945, award-winning historian Barrett Tillman recounts the saga from the perspectives of American and British aircrews who flew unprecedented missions over thousands of miles of ocean, as well as of the generals and admirals who commanded them.

Whether describing the experiences of bomber crews based in China or the Marianas, fighter pilots on Iwo Jima, or carrier aviators at sea, Tillman provides vivid details of the lives of the fliers and their support personnel. "Whirlwind" takes readers into the cockpits and gun turrets of the mighty B-29 Superfortress, the largest bomber built up to that time.