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MATTERHORN:

The Operational History of the US XX Bomber Command from India and China: 1944-1945

Autore: Terry M. Mays

Codice: 231525

€ 80,00

Presenta una dettagliata trattazione delle 49 missioni compiute dal 20° Bomber Command di stanza in India e Cina durante il biennio 1944-45. Ampia trattazione della storia, sviluppo e impiego del Boeing B-29 Superfortress. Ricca documentazione iconografica.

 

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.

Lingua

INGLESE

Illustrazioni

414 foto in bianco e nero

Pagine

304

Misure

22 x 28

Rilegato

SI

ISBN
9780764350740