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With cooperation of barrett tillman and the carl family, the book was reissued in softcover in 2005 to meet increased reader demand. It refocuses the story of the war away from the battlefield, to the air and the sea, and also to the transit depot, the maintenance facility, the training base. It is a critical appraisal of naval aviation in the vietnam war. The air war against japan, 19421945 by tillman, barrett isbn. The air war against japan 19421945, barrett tillman. Jay stouts anthology features an extraordinary variety of accounts from airmenmany now deceasedthat will become more valuable as the generation that fought the greatest air campaigns of all time continues to depart the pattern. Whirlwind book by barrett tillman official publisher. This chapter assesses and compares the impact and historical significance of the firebombing and atomic bombing of japanese cities in the history of both war and disaster. Whirlwind is the first book to tell the complete, aweinspiring story of the allied air war against japanthe most impor.
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