Matterhorn--The Operational History of the Us XX Bomber Command from India and China: 1944-1945

by Terry M Mays and Terry M. Mays

This operational history of the XX (20th) Bomber Command and its combat missions from India and China in 1944 and 1945 traces the development of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress program and the Allied plans to stage long-range bombers through China for strikes against Japan's strategic industries. Each of the 49 combat missions flown by the XX Bomber Command from India and China is examined, producing the first detailed history of the B-29 campaign flown...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764350749
• ISBN13: 9780764350740
• Release Date: July 2016
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 3.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 8.8" x 11.0"