Burning Japan : Air Force Bombing Strategy Change in the Pacific /

Mostrar otras versiones (1)

Burning Japan is an investigation of how and why the air force shifted its tactics against Japan from a precision bombing strategy to area attacks. The guiding doctrine of the 1930s and 1940s called for focused attacks on specific targets deep behind enemy lines. Eager to prove itself, the nascent A...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Schwabe, Daniel T., 1980-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Lincoln, Nebraska] : Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press, [2015]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Military operations, Aerial > American.
Military campaigns.
Incendiary bombs.
Bombing, Aerial.
HISTORY > Military > World War II.
HISTORY > Europe > Western.
Bombardement aerien > Japon.
Bombes incendiaires > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Campagnes et batailles > Japon.
Bombing, Aerial > Japan.
Incendiary bombs > History > 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Japan.
World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, American.
Japan.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Burning Japan is an investigation of how and why the air force shifted its tactics against Japan from a precision bombing strategy to area attacks. The guiding doctrine of the 1930s and 1940s called for focused attacks on specific targets deep behind enemy lines. Eager to prove itself, the nascent Army Air Force at first lauded the indispensability of strategic bombardment in areas otherwise unreachable by the army or navy. But when strategic bombing failed to yield the desired results in Europe and in initial efforts against Japan, the United States switched tactics, a shift that culminated i.
Descripción Física:1 online resource.
ISBN:9781612346403

Ejemplares similares