num_pages: 236
description: The Library of Congress WW2 Permanent Collection Reference Catalog Card Number 2005416558. They flew from Saipan, Tinian and Guam to Kobe, Nagoya and Tokyo! They flew to Osaka, Yokohama and Tachikawa! The B-29s reaped destruction and devastation on the entire country of Japan during World War 2. The destruction was so thorough throughout the country that the Japanese were asked to surrender months before the atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Major General Curtis E. LeMay, Commander of the B-29 bombers, wrote in a commendation to his crews , "Men of your courage, resourcefulness, and determination enabled the B-29s to lay waste to the heart of the Japanese mainland and thus hasten the close of World War 2."
language: English
title: Z Square 7, A B-29 True Story
titlecomplete: Z Square 7, A B-29 True Story
publisher: Frank L. Grube