Blankets of fire
Subtitle: U.S. bombers over Japan during World War II
By: Kenneth P. Werrell.
Series: Smithsonian history of aviation series
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Washington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 350
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American.; B-29 bomber.; Japan -- History -- Bombardment, 1941-1945.
Description: When the focus of World War II shifted to the Pacific in 1944, the Army Air Forces (AAF), equipped with the new, longer-range B-29 bomber, tried to shift strategic bombing tactics as well. Blankets of Fire describes the adjustments necessary to target Japan and places them in the context of overall AAF and wartime strategy.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-341) and index.