Blankets of Fire: U.S. Bombers Over Japan During World War II |
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... Japanese militarism and impe- rialism , which were fueled by the depressed state of Japan's economy and also by Japanese nationalism ( the public supported the Chinese venture ) . In September 1931 the Japanese Army launched an attack ...
... Japanese militarism and impe- rialism , which were fueled by the depressed state of Japan's economy and also by Japanese nationalism ( the public supported the Chinese venture ) . In September 1931 the Japanese Army launched an attack ...
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U.S. Bombers Over Japan During World War II Kenneth P. Werrell. China , Arnold insisted to the secretary of war that the objectives of a strategic bombing campaign against Japan were the " destruction of Japanese factories in order to ...
U.S. Bombers Over Japan During World War II Kenneth P. Werrell. China , Arnold insisted to the secretary of war that the objectives of a strategic bombing campaign against Japan were the " destruction of Japanese factories in order to ...
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... Japan's Nightmare - Mine Blockade , " U.S. Naval Insti- tute Proceedings ( Nov. 1959 ) , 49. The pressure mine was ... Japan , 33 , 124 ; USSBS , " Interrogation of Japanese Officials , ” 18 , 116–17 , 257 , 267 ; USSBS , Naval Analysis ...
... Japan's Nightmare - Mine Blockade , " U.S. Naval Insti- tute Proceedings ( Nov. 1959 ) , 49. The pressure mine was ... Japan , 33 , 124 ; USSBS , " Interrogation of Japanese Officials , ” 18 , 116–17 , 257 , 267 ; USSBS , Naval Analysis ...
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Target for Strategic Bombing | 36 |
Best Bomber | 55 |
Operations | 84 |
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