Cataclysm : General Hap Arnold and the defeat of Japan /

Show other versions (2)

The B-29 long-range bombing campaign against the Japanese home islands dictated unprecedented organization and command; hence, Arnold established the Twentieth Air Force, commanded by himself from Washington and reporting directly to the Joint Chiefs of Staff. This new type of bombing offensive-dist...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Wolk, Herman S., 1931-2010
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Denton, Tex. : University of North Texas Press, ©2010.
Subjects:
Arnold, Henry Harley, > 1886-1950.
Arnold, Henry Harley, > 1886-1950 > Military leadership.
Arnold, Henry Harley, > 1886-1950
United States. > Army Air Forces. > Air Force, 20th > History > 20th century.
United States. > Army Air Forces. > Air Force, 20th
1900-1999
Bombing, Aerial > Japan > History > 20th century.
B-29 (Bomber)
World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, American.
Air power > United States.
Bombardement aérien > Japon > Histoire > 20e siècle.
B-29 (Bombardier)
Forces aériennes > États-Unis.
HISTORY > Military > World War II.
Air power
Bombing, Aerial
Command of troops
Military operations, Aerial > American
Japan
United States
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Roosevelt and Arnold
  • Planning for the defeat of Japan
  • Arnold forms the Twentieth Air Force
  • Arnold places LeMay in command
  • June 1945: a meeting at the White House
  • Arnold, Potsdam, and the atomic bomb
  • Who was Hap Arnold?

Similar Items