Japan 1944–45

LeMay’s B-29 strategic bombing campaign

Mark Lardas, Paul Wright, Adam Tooby

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English

Osprey
04 March 2019

History; Second World War; Air forces & warfare; Battles & campaigns

Series: Air Campaign

The air campaign that incinerated Japan’s cities was the

first and only time that independent air power has won a war.

As the United States pushed Imperial Japan

back towards Tokyo Bay, the US Army Air Force deployed the first of a new bomber

to the theater. The B-29 Superfortress was complex, troubled, and hugely

advanced. It was the most expensive weapons system of the war, and formidably

capable. But at the time, no strategic bombing campaign had ever brought

about a nation’s surrender. Not only that, but Japan was half a world away,

and the US had no airfields even within the extraordinary range of the B-29.

This analysis explains why the B-29s struggled at first, and how General LeMay devised radical and devastating tactics that began to systematically incinerate Japanese cities and industries and eliminate its maritime trade with aerial mining. It explains how and why this campaign was so uniquely successful, and how gaps in Japan’s defences contributed to the B-29s’ success.

By: Mark Lardas
By (artist): Adam Tooby, Paul Kime
Illustrated by: Paul Wright
Imprint: Osprey
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 9
Dimensions: Height: 248mm, Width: 184mm,
Weight: 320g
ISBN: 9781472832467
ISBN 10: 1472832469
Series: Air Campaign
Pages: 96
Publication Date: 04 March 2019
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction /Chronology /Attacker's Capabilities /Defender's Capabilities /Campaign Objectives /Order of Battle /The Campaign /Analysis /Conclusion /Bibliography /Index

Mark Lardas has been fascinated by things related to the sea and sky his entire life. From building models of ships and aircraft as a teen, his maritime interest led him to study Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, but his interest in aviation led him to take a job on the then-new Space Shuttle program. Over the next 30 years he worked as a navigation engineer on the Shuttle program. Currently he works developing commercial aircraft systems as a quality assurance manager. He has written extensively about aircraft and warships and is the author of 25 books, all related to military, naval or maritime history. He lives and works in League City, Texas, USA.