Unsung heroes of the B-29's, the History Channel ; A & E Television Networks
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Unsung heroes of the B-29's, the History Channel ; A & E Television Networks
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
Unsung heroes of the B-29's
Medium
electronic resource
Oclc number
677926429
Responsibility statement
the History Channel ; A & E Television Networks
Runtime
50
Series statement
American history in video
Summary
"The B-29 bomber, which saw action almost exclusively in the Pacific Theater during World War II, represented a giant leap forward technologically from the B-17s and B-24s that flew over Europe. And while the crews of these older bombers won fame for their exploits, the B-29 flyer didn't enjoy the same accolades, for the public perception was that their seemingly perfect planes allowed them to perform their missions with impunity. As UNSUNG HEROES OFTHE B-29s reveals, the truth was far more complicated. The perfect missions from high above Japanese defenses were balanced by scores of dead-low bombing runs without guns into the face of determined kamikaze defenses. Captured crews suffered horribly in Japanese prison camps. And the rush to develop the B-29 claimed scores of lives in hurry-up testing, where design and manufacturing flaws were paid for in blood before the plane even entered active service. UNSUNG HEROES OF THE B-29 also includes a blow-by-blow account of the mission to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima from Paul Tibbets, the pilot" - Amazon.com product description
Technique
live action
resource.variantTitle
Unsung heroes
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