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B 29s Over Japan 1944 1945
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Author : Samuel Russ Harris, Jr.
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2014-01-10
B 29s Over Japan 1944 1945 written by Samuel Russ Harris, Jr. and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-10 with History categories.
This diary focuses intensely on Col. Samuel Russ Harris' life within his own 499th Bomb Group and his relationship with the 73rd Bomb Wing's operations. The first section of the book is an intimate portrait of war. To provide a context of the B-29 war against Japan, the second half of the text details how the 73rd Bomb Wing was engaged in the war against Japan. Together, the two parts provide a well-rounded portrait of America--and one American--at war.
Japan 1944 45
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Author : Mark Lardas
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2019-02-21
Japan 1944 45 written by Mark Lardas and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-02-21 with History categories.
The air campaign that incinerated Japan's cities was the first and only time that independent air power has won a war. As the United States pushed Imperial Japan back towards Tokyo Bay, the US Army Air Force deployed the first of a new bomber to the theater. The B-29 Superfortress was complex, troubled, and hugely advanced. It was the most expensive weapons system of the war, and formidably capable. But at the time, no strategic bombing campaign had ever brought about a nation's surrender. Not only that, but Japan was half a world away, and the US had no airfields even within the extraordinary range of the B-29. This analysis explains why the B-29s struggled at first, and how General LeMay devised radical and devastating tactics that began to systematically incinerate Japanese cities and industries and eliminate its maritime trade with aerial mining. It explains how and why this campaign was so uniquely successful, and how gaps in Japan's defences contributed to the B-29s' success.
Rain Of Fire B 29 S Over Japan 1945 75th Anniversary Edition Endorsed By General Curtis E Lemay Usaf
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Author : Charles L. Phillips Colonel Usaf
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-06-06
Rain Of Fire B 29 S Over Japan 1945 75th Anniversary Edition Endorsed By General Curtis E Lemay Usaf written by Charles L. Phillips Colonel Usaf and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-06-06 with History categories.
Japan 1944 45
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Author : Mark Lardas
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2019-02-19
Japan 1944 45 written by Mark Lardas and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-02-19 with History categories.
A fully illustrated study into one of the most important and yet controversial air campaigns in history, the bombing campaign to cripple Japan from the air and end World War II.
Thirty Five Missions Over Japan
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Author : 1st Lt. Philip D. Webster
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2017-02-09
Thirty Five Missions Over Japan written by 1st Lt. Philip D. Webster and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-02-09 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
These are the original, never-before-published notes penned in 1944 and 1945 by B-29 pilot 1st Lt. Philip D. Webster concerning the 35 missions he flew from Saipan to Tokyo during WWII. Two-time recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross, every mission is described in detail -- the fighters they had to contend with, the hits they took and how many; the planes they shot down; the flak that was encountered and the damage it caused. Lt. Webster wrote about weather conditions and anything he thought the intelligence people would want to know about in a debriefing meeting upon landing. These notes were stored undisturbed in Phil's original, Army-issue briefcase for over 61 years -- from the time they were written until August, 2005, when the briefcase was finally opened. All major incidents are true and can be backed up by documentation.
Truk 1944 45
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Author : Mark Lardas
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2021-12-23
Truk 1944 45 written by Mark Lardas and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-12-23 with History categories.
A fully illustrated history of how the US Navy destroyed Truk, the greatest Japanese naval and air base in the Pacific, with Operation Hailstone, and how B-29 units and the carriers of the British Pacific Fleet kept the base suppressed until VJ-Day. In early 1944, the island base of Truk was a Japanese Pearl Harbor; a powerful naval and air base that needed to be neutralized before the Allies could fight their way any further towards Tokyo. But Truk was also the most heavily defended naval base outside the Japanese Home Islands and an Allied invasion would be costly. Long-range bombing against Truk intact would be a massacre so a plan was conceived to neutralize it through a series of massive naval raids led by the growing US carrier fleet. Operation Hailstone was one of the most famous operations ever undertaken by American carriers in the Pacific. This book examines the rise and fall of Truk as a Japanese bastion and explains how in two huge raids, American carrier-based aircraft reduced it to irrelevance. Also covered is the little-known story of how the USAAF used the ravaged base as a live-fire training ground for its new B-29s -- whose bombing raids ensured Truk could not be reactivated by the Japanese. The pressure on Truk was kept up right through 1945 when it was also used as a target for the 509th Composite Squadron to practise dropping atomic bombs and by the British Pacific Fleet to hone its pilots' combat skills prior to the invasion of Japan.
B 29 Superfortress Vs Ki 44 Tojo
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Author : Donald Nijboer
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2017-10-19
B 29 Superfortress Vs Ki 44 Tojo written by Donald Nijboer and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-19 with History categories.
By the time the Americans began their aerial bombardment of Japan in 1944, both the JAAF and IJNAF were spent forces. What the Japanese did have though was the Ki-44 "Tojo". Armed with two 40 mm cannon, it was the most heavily armed and feared single-seat fighter to see action against the new American bomber, the B-29 Superfortress. For the bomber crews, they had what they believed was their 'ace in hole': a fully armed B-29 carried four remotely operated gun turrets and a tail gunner's position, making it the world's most advanced self-defending bomber. In every respect the Ki-44 pilots were fighting a desperate battle. Many who made their mark did so using suicidal ramming attacks or "taiatari". Illustrated with full colour artwork, this volume examines why the Ki-44 was unable to break up bomber formations conventionally during the Pacific War, and how its ramming tactics, while terrifying, graphically revealed Japan's inability to stop the B-29.
B 29 Superfortress Vs Japanese Nightfighter
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Author : Mark Lardas
language : en
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Release Date : 2025-03-25
B 29 Superfortress Vs Japanese Nightfighter written by Mark Lardas and has been published by Osprey Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-03-25 with History categories.
An illustrated study of the clashes between B-29s conducting night raids on Japan and the Japanese nightfighters protecting the Home Islands from 1944–45. The USAAF's B-29-led strategic bombing offensive against Japan succeeded when XX Bomber Command switched from high-level daytime precision bombing to low-level night time area bombing. The latter tactic required Superfortresses to attack their target individually, without a formation or escorting fighters for protection. Despite this, Japanese nightfighters proved unable to stop the B-29s. In this study, Mark Lardas examines the capabilities of the aircraft involved, and reveals the conditions under which both sides fought. He evaluates the cutting-edge technology of both sides and how it affected the outcome of the battle. Maps, tactical diagrams, photographs and specially commissioned artwork bring the action to life as the individual US bombers and Japanese nightfighters fight a classic military duel.
B 29 Double Trouble Is Mister Bee
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Author : Colonel Charles A. Jones
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2020-10-29
B 29 Double Trouble Is Mister Bee written by Colonel Charles A. Jones and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-29 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
This book is the story of Elmer C. Jones, a young man who grew up during the Great Depression and who joined the military in 1943, becoming a member of the Army's Air Corps in 1944. He was the radar observer of a B-29 Superfortress bomber crew flying 28 combat missions over Japan in 1945--13 bombing missions and 15 photographic reconnaissance missions, including the longest mission of the war: 4,650 miles in 23:00 hours. He accumulated 489:50 combat flying hours during the war.
Rain Of Fire
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Author : Charles L. Phillips
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
Rain Of Fire written by Charles L. Phillips and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with B-29 (Bomber) categories.