Matterhorn: The Operational History of the Us XX Bomber Command from India and China 1944-1945 - Couverture rigide

Mays, Terry M.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0764350749 ISBN 13 : 9780764350740

Editeur : Schiffer Publishing Ltd, 2016

Synopsis

This operational history of the XX (20th) Bomber Command and its combat missions from India and China in 1944 and 1945 traces the development of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress program and the Allied plans to stage long-range bombers through China for strikes against Japan's strategic industries. Each of the 49 combat missions flown by the XX Bomber Command from India and China is examined, producing the first detailed history of the B-29 campaign flown from these countries. The book is written almost exclusively from primary source material--World War II documents, crew member memoirs, and personal interviews. Special sections within the book examine issues related to flying across the "Hump" between India and China; General Curtis LeMay's reorganization of B-29 operations; and the night fighter defense of the B-29 forward airfields in China.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Terry M. Mays is a professor at The Citadel in Charleston, SC. He is the author of twelve books including Night Hawks and Black Widows: 13th Air Force Night Fighters in the South and Southwest Pacific, 1943-1945.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Schiffer Publishing Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0764350749
• ISBN 13: 9780764350740
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 304
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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