Fu-go : the Curious History of Japan's Balloon Bomb Attack on America.

Near the end of World War II, in an attempt to attack the United States mainland, Japan launched its fu-go campaign, deploying thousands of high-altitude hydrogen balloons armed with incendiary and high-explosive bombs designed to follow the westerly winds of the upper atmosphere and drift to the we...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Coen, Ross
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lincoln : UNP - Nebraska, 2014.
Colección:Studies in war, society, and the military.
Temas:
1890-1945
World War, 1939-1945 > Balloons > West (U.S.)
World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, Japanese.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Opérations aériennes japonaises.
Military operations, Aerial > Japanese
Balloons
West (U.S.) > History, Military.
West (U.S.) > History > 1890-1945.
États-Unis (Ouest) > Histoire > 1890-1945.
West United States
History
Military history
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Near the end of World War II, in an attempt to attack the United States mainland, Japan launched its fu-go campaign, deploying thousands of high-altitude hydrogen balloons armed with incendiary and high-explosive bombs designed to follow the westerly winds of the upper atmosphere and drift to the west coast of North America. After reaching the mainland, these fu-go, the Japanese hoped, would terrorize American citizens and ignite devastating forest fires across the western states, ultimately causing the United States to divert wartime resources to deal with the domestic crisis. While the fu-go.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (430 pages)
ISBN:9780803256682
080325668X

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