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Blankets of Fire:

U.S. Bombers Over Japan During World War II
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Smithsonian Institution Press, 1996 - B-29 bomber - 350 pages

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I was unsure if I would like this book at first, all a bit too technical. I was wrong, this was a very easy to read and well presented book covering the American Strategic bomber campaign against ... Read full review

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After explaining how bombing Germany influenced how the airman expected to bomb Japan, the author tells of the development of the B-29, crew training, & the unexpected switch to a night incendiary campaign. Use of the 2 atomic bombs also covered. Read full review

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Contents

Target for Strategic Bombing
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Best Bomber
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Operations
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TitleBlankets of Fire: U.S. Bombers Over Japan During World War II
Smithsonian history of aviation series
AuthorKenneth P. Werrell
PublisherSmithsonian Institution Press, 1996
Original fromthe University of Virginia
Digitized7 Mar 2008
ISBN1560986654, 9781560986652
Length350 pages
  
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