THIRD REPORT OF THE COMMANDING GENERAL OF THE ARMY FORCES TO THE SECRETARY OF WAR

H. H. ARNOLD (HENRY HARLEY "HAP" ARNOLD)

Published by SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS, WASHINGTON, DC, 1945

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THERE IS A SMALL OWNER'S LABEL ON THE TITLE PAGE. THIS IS THE THIRD AND LAST OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE PROCEEDINGS IN WAGING THE WORLD WAR II AIR WAR IN EUROPE AND THE PACIFIC. THERE ARE 76 VIVID PHOTOGRAPHS AND 19 CHARTS AND GRAPHS OF THE DEVASTATIONS OF THE AIR WAR INCLUDING IMAGES OF THE AIR WAR IN EUROPE, THE AIR WAR IN THE PACIFIC AND THE AIR POWER OF THE FUTURE. INCLUDED IS THE DESTRUCTION OF THE GERMAN AIR POWER BY DESTROYING THEIR LANDING FIELDS, THEIR AIRPLANE AND MANUFACTURING PLANTS, THEIR OIL AND GASOLINE FIELDS, THEIR AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLIES AND THEIR RAILROADS. THE AIR WAR IN THE PACIFIC RECORDS THE DEVASTATION OF HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI BY ATOMIC BOMBS THAT HASTENED JAPAN'S DECISION TO SURRENDER AND END THE WAR. A FINAL INTERESTING ASPECT IS THE GERMAN VENTURE INTO JET POWERED AIRCRAFT AND ROCKETS. AN UNCOMMON ORIGINAL BOOKLET OF WORLD WAR II.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: THIRD REPORT OF THE COMMANDING GENERAL OF THE ARMY FORCES TO THE SECRETARY OF WAR
• Publisher: SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS, WASHINGTON, DC
• Publication Date: 1945
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • AVIATION
  • ATOMIC BOMB
  • AMERICANA