1997 War's End: An Eyewitness Account of America's Last Atomic Mission

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Very Good: A book that does not look new and has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious ...
Country of Origin
America
Features
Dust Jacket
ISBN
9780380973491
Book Title
War's End : an Eyewitness Account of America's Last Atomic Mission
Publisher
HarperCollins
Item Length
8.2 in
Publication Year
1997
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Illustrator
Yes
Author
Marion K. Antonucci, James A. Antonucci, Charles W. Sweeney
Genre
History
Topic
Military / Nuclear Warfare, Military / World War II
Item Weight
171.9 Oz
Item Width
5.5 in
Number of Pages
VIII, 304 Pages
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Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0380973499
ISBN-13
9780380973491
eBay Product ID (ePID)
728182

Product Key Features

Book Title
War's End : an Eyewitness Account of America's Last Atomic Mission
Number of Pages
VIII, 304 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Military / Nuclear Warfare, Military / World War II
Publication Year
1997
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
History
Author
Marion K. Antonucci, James A. Antonucci, Charles W. Sweeney
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Weight
171.9 Oz
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Width
5.5 in

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Trade
LCCN
96-048526
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
940.54/4973
Synopsis
On August 9, 1945, on the tiny island of Tinian in the South Pacific, a twenty-five-year-old American Army Air Corps Major named Charles W. Sweeney climbed aboard a B-29 Superfortress, in command of his first combat mission, one devised specifically to bring a long and terrible war to a necessary conclusion. In the belly of his bomber, the Bock's Car, was a newly developed, fully armed weapon that had never been tested in a combat situation - a weapon capable of a level of destruction never before dreamed of in the history of the human race...a bomb whose terrifying aftershock would ultimately determine the direction of the twentieth century and change the world forever. The last military officer to command an atomic mission, Maj. Gen. Charles W. Sweeney has the unique distinction of having been an integral part of both the Hiroshima and the Nagasaki bombing runs. His book is an extraordinary chronicle of the months of careful planning and training; the setbacks, secrecy and the snafus; the nerve-shattering final seconds and the astonishing aftermath of what is arguably the most significant single event in modern history: the employment of atomic weapons during wartime.
LC Classification Number
D790.S968 1997

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  • by gene5710
    Apr 22, 2023

    A must to add to your library on WW2

    this is a great read, very good discussion on the mission to end WW2

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