B-29 Superfortress vs Japanese Nightfighter, 9781472865601
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Night raids, cutting-edge tech: B-29 vs Japan’s desperate defense.
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B-29 Superfortress vs Japanese Nightfighter

japan 1944–45

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    80 pages

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    30 June 2025

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Summary

Night Raiders: B-29 Superfortress vs. Japanese Nightfighters Over the Home Islands, 1944-45

An illustrated study of the clashes between B-29s conducting night raids on Japan and the Japanese nightfighters protecting the Home Islands from 1944–45.

The USAAF’s B-29-led strategic bombing offensive against Japan succeeded when XX Bomber Command switched from high-level daytime precision bombing to low-level night time area bombing. The latter tactic required Sup…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781472865601
ISBN-10:147286560X
Series:Duel
Author:Mark Lardas, Gareth Hector, Jim Laurier
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:Osprey Publishing
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:80
Release Date:30 June 2025
Weight:258g
Dimensions:12mm x 248mm x 203mm
About The Author

Mark Lardas

Mark Lardas, educated as a naval architect, worked for more than 30 years as an engineer, space navigator and technical writer in the space, aviation and energy industries. He has an abiding interest in aerospace, maritime, naval, and military history, with an emphasis on ship construction and engineering from the ninth to the twenty-first centuries. He is the author of more than 25 published books on these subjects and lives in Texas.

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