Customer Reviews:
 Excellent account of the Strategic Bombing Campaign August 29, 1998
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I was unsure if I would like this book at first, all a bit too technical. I was wrong, this was a very easy to read and well presented book covering the American Strategic bomber campaign against Japan using the B29 Bomber. It was a well researched account and the technical details in relation to the design & construction of the perfect bomber, training and weapons & tactics used were so well written that the narrative never got boring. Although the subject matter was horrific, the raids against Japanese cities and civilians, the book was a non-bias account of this necessary campaign. I found this book hard to put down and would recommend it to anyone who wants to learn about this period of WW2 history. Well done to the author!
Good history of B-29s over Japan August 16, 1998
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
The author was a B-50 Superfort pilot stationed in Japan before he became a history professor, so he's uniquely qualified to write this study of American airpower and how it led to the fire-bombing of Japanese cities. What's more, he's not in the least apologetic. Those who sow the storm reap the whirlwind. Tho it's written in the classic university-press prose, I just couldn't put it down. Werrell livens almost every page with a quote or an observation that's just right. -- Dan Ford
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