BLANKETS OF FIREWhen the focus of World War II shifted to the Pacific in 1944, the Army Air Forces (AAF), equipped with the new, longer-range B-29 bomber, tried to shift strategic bombing tactics as well. Blankets of Fire describes the adjustments necessary to target Japan and places them in the context of overall AAF and wartime strategy. 58 photos. |
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... weapon , he believed that air mastery was a prerequisite for bombing . Mitchell upset army and navy leaders by insisting that airplanes had supplanted both the infantry and the battleship as the military's chief weapon . He further ...
... weapon , he believed that air mastery was a prerequisite for bombing . Mitchell upset army and navy leaders by insisting that airplanes had supplanted both the infantry and the battleship as the military's chief weapon . He further ...
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... weapon . Only the sci- entists realized the power of the bomb , and only some of them had reservations about its use against Japan . In the view of the American military , the bomb never was an " either / or " proposition , but instead ...
... weapon . Only the sci- entists realized the power of the bomb , and only some of them had reservations about its use against Japan . In the view of the American military , the bomb never was an " either / or " proposition , but instead ...
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... weapon and concept : aviation was seen as the dominant weapon . In the navy the carrier was the uncontested capital ship for the next two decades , then had to share prominence with nuclear - powered submarines armed with nuclear ...
... weapon and concept : aviation was seen as the dominant weapon . In the navy the carrier was the uncontested capital ship for the next two decades , then had to share prominence with nuclear - powered submarines armed with nuclear ...
Contents
Target for Strategic Bombing | 36 |
Best Bomber | 55 |
Operations | 84 |
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