The Last Raid: How World War II Ended, August 1945
Nonfiction, History, Military, Nuclear Warfare, Aviation, World War II
| Author: | Daniel Ford | ISBN: | 9781502271648 |
| Publisher: | Warbird Books | Publication: | January 1, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Daniel Ford |
| ISBN: | 9781502271648 |
| Publisher: | Warbird Books |
| Publication: | January 1, 2016 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
While the Japanese war cabinet argued about whether to surrender, and on what terms, the U.S. Army Strategic Air Force on Guam and Tinian geared up for a thousand-plane raid upon the Empire. It would be the last air raid of the Second World War. This little book, which first appeared in Air & Space / Smithsonian magazine on the 50th anniversary of the war's end, tells the story of those momentous forty-eight hours. Revised and expanded for e-book publication, including: a portfolio of photographs and a history of the B-29 project. About 7000 words.
While the Japanese war cabinet argued about whether to surrender, and on what terms, the U.S. Army Strategic Air Force on Guam and Tinian geared up for a thousand-plane raid upon the Empire. It would be the last air raid of the Second World War. This little book, which first appeared in Air & Space / Smithsonian magazine on the 50th anniversary of the war's end, tells the story of those momentous forty-eight hours. Revised and expanded for e-book publication, including: a portfolio of photographs and a history of the B-29 project. About 7000 words.
