Hell for Honshu

Hell for Honshu

by Larry Nelson

"An Army Air Corps Navigator Tells the Story of the World War II Bombing Raids on Japan"

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Details

War:

World War II

Perspective:

Bombers

Military Unit:

US Air Force

True Story:

Yes

Biography:

Yes

Region:

Pacific

Page Count:

165

Published Date:

2007

ISBN13:

9781432713089

Description

Inside the cabin of a B-29 on a 3,000 mile trip to bomb Japan! Larry Nelson, a farm boy from South Dakota, enlisted in the Army Air Corps to fulfill a romantic dream to become a pilot. Romance turned to harsh reality when he failed an eye exam and became a navigator instead. Harsh reality became terror inside the cabin of a B-29. When high altitude bombing raids on Japan failed, they turned to devastating night fire raids on Japanese cities. These raids resulted in the near total destruction of Tokyo-Yokohama, Kobe, Osaka and other smaller cities.

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