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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.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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