"The world entered the atomic age in August 1945, when the B-29 Superfortress named Enola Gay flew some 1,500 miles from the island of Tinian and dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. The "Little Boy" bomb exploded with the force of 12.5 kilotons of TNT, nearly destroying the ci...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Bibliographische Detailangaben

1. Verfasser:	Polmar, Norman 1938- (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Washington, D.C Brassey's 2004
Ausgabe:	1. ed.
Schlagworte:	Enola Gay (Bomber) Geschichte Weltkrieg (1939-1945) B-29 bomber > Design and construction B-29 bomber > History Hiroshima-shi (Japan) > History > Bombardment, 1945 World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, American Zweiter Weltkrieg Enola Gay Hiroshima
Zusammenfassung:	"The world entered the atomic age in August 1945, when the B-29 Superfortress named Enola Gay flew some 1,500 miles from the island of Tinian and dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. The "Little Boy" bomb exploded with the force of 12.5 kilotons of TNT, nearly destroying the city. Three days later, another B-29 dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki. The Japanese government, which had been preparing a desperate, last-ditch defense to ensure a bloody reception for an Allied invasion, surrendered five days later." "In this book, historian and author Normal Polmar tells the story of the Enola Gay, the Boeing B-29 program, and the combat operations of the B-29 type. After nearly two decades of restoration, the Enola Gay has become one of the highlights of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's Udvar-Hazy Center at the Washington Dulles International Airport. The Enola Gay is the complete account of the aircraft - from concept to artifact - whose controversial mission changed the course of world history."--BOOK JACKET.
Beschreibung:	Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:	XV, 89 S. Ill.
ISBN:	1574888595 1574888366