num_pages: 473
description: A detailed history of the World War II American B-29 Enola Gay its crew and the controversial mission to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima Japan.Painstakingly researched the story behind the decision to send the Enola Gay to bomb Hiroshima is told through firsthand sources. From diplomatic moves behind the scenes to Japanese actions and the US Army Air Forces call to action no detail is left untold.Touching on the early days of the Manhattan Project and the first inkling of an atomic bomb investigative journalist Gordon Thomas and his writing partner Max Morgan-Witts take WWII enthusiasts through the training of the crew of the Enola Gay and the challenges faced by pilot Paul Tibbets.
language: English
title: Enola Gay: Mission to Hiroshima
publisher: Open Road Media