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Bezig met laden... Blankets of Fire: U.S. Bombers over Japan During World War IIdoor Kenneth P. Werrell
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Verwijzingen naar dit werk in externe bronnen. Wikipedia in het Engels (17)This first fully documented operational history of the B-29 forces in the Pacific Theatre shows how the American bombing of Japan did not become fully effective until the strategy shifted from daylight raids to nighttime incendiary bombing of Japan's "paper cities". Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)940.54History and Geography Europe Europe 1918- Military History Of World War IILC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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Next, the author provides a history of the genesis of the need for a very long range bomber and the rush to develop and produce the B-29. He describes the pressure under which the developers were working and he highlights the resultant bug ridden nature of the B-29 (in particular its power plant) and what this translated into with respect to bomber losses – 30% due to enemy action and 70% to other causes.
Following the chapter on the B-29 is a chapter titled “The Education of a General” which gives the background on General LeMay and the handful of other generals directly involved in the wartime deployment and use of the B-29.
The remainder of the book describes the sequence of events leading up to the attacks on Japan, the shift from precision to area bombing, the execution and impact of the fire raids, the decision to use the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the aftermath of all of these efforts.
The author does an excellent job of providing the reader with an understanding of all of the aspects of the concept of strategic bombing as practiced in World War II and the consequences of putting that concept into practice. I would recommend this book to anyone who has an interest in 20th Century history. ( )