bombing, aerial

"Weaves together the stories of a Dutch genius and his homemade computer, a band of brothers in central Alabama, a British psychopath, and pyromaniacal chemists at Harvard to examine one of the greatest moral challenges in modern American history. Most military thinkers in the years leading up to World War II saw the airplane as an afterthought. But a small band of idealistic strategists had a different view. This 'Bomber Mafia' asked: What if precision bombing could, just by taking out critical choke points-- industrial or transportation hubs--cripple the enemy and make war far less lethal? [The author] re-examines moments from the past and asks whether we got it right the first time . . . steps back from the bombing of Tokyo, the deadliest night of the war, and asks, 'Was it worth it?' The attack was the brainchild of General Curtis LeMay, whose brutal pragmatism and scorched-earth tactics in Japan cost thousands of civilian lives, but may have spared more by averting a planned US invasion. Things might have gone differently had LeMay's predecessor, General Haywood Hansell, remained in charge. As a key member of the Bomber Mafia, Haywood's theories of precision bombing had been foiled by bad weather, enemy jet fighters, and human error. When he and Curtis LeMay squared off for a leadership handover in the jungles of Guam, LeMay emerged victorious, leading to the darkest night of World War II"--Provided by publisher.

". . . weaves together the stories of a Dutch genius and his homemade computer, a band of brothers in central Alabama, a British psychopath, and pyromaniacal chemists at Harvard to examine one of the greatest moral challenges in modern American history. Most military thinkers in the years leading up to World War II saw the airplane as an afterthought. But a small band of idealistic strategists had a different view. This 'Bomber Mafia' asked: What if precision bombing could, just by taking out critical choke points -- industrial or transportation hubs -- cripple the enemy and make war far less lethal?[The author] re-examines moments from the past and asks whether we got it right the first time . . . steps back from the bombing of Tokyo, the deadliest night of the war, and asks, "Was it worth it?" The attack was the brainchild of General Curtis LeMay, whose brutal pragmatism and scorched-earth tactics in Japan cost thousands of civilian lives, but may have spared more by averting a planned US invasion. Things might have gone differently had LeMay's predecessor, General Haywood Hansell, remained in charge. As a key member of the Bomber Mafia, Haywood's theories of precision bombing had been foiled by bad weather, enemy jet fighters, and human error. When he and Curtis LeMay squared off for a leadership handover in the jungles of Guam, LeMay emerged victorious, leading to the darkest night of World War II"--Provided by publisher.

"In this important and moving true story of reconciliation after war, beautifully illustrated in watercolor, a Japanese pilot bombs the continental U.S. during WWII--the only enemy ever to do so--and comes back 20 years later to apologize"--Provided by publisher.

Graphic novel format that profiles the dramatic story of the joint American-British Allied air war against Nazi Germany throughout Europe during World War II.

The story of the men chosen by the Army Air Forces to man the B-24 bombers which made a vital contribution to the Allied victory.

The story of the men chosen by the Army Air Forces to man the B-24 bombers which made a vital contribution to the Allied victory.

The story of two pilots who fought on different sides during World War II. Second Lieutenant Charlie Brown was a former farm boy from West Virginia who flew a B-17. Second Lieutenant Franz Stigler, a former airline pilot from Bavaria, who flew a German Messerschmitt, did not want to fight in the war. Twenty-one year old Charlie Brown's badly damaged plane was struggling to fly over wartime Germany on its first mission with half the crew wounded or dead when Franz Stigler's plane came up behind him. What happened next wound defy imagination. Charlie and Franz would finally meet as old men when they felt safe discussing the situation.

Presents a comprehensive examination of the bombing of German cities during World War II taken from personal stories and first-hand testimonies of German civilians who lived through it.

Relates, through diaries and letters, the story of the crew of the Black Cat, the last bomber shot down over Germany.