But on that fateful night, in the skies approaching Tokyo, a stream of B-29B Superfortress bombers were heading towards Japans last functioning oil refinery carrying another atom bomb, Japanese air defences ordered a total blackout of the city and the imperial palace. In the hours of chaos that followed, the rebels were foiled and soldiers loyal to the emperor wrested back control. At midday on 15 August 1945, the imperial message of surrender was broadcast. The war was finally over.
The result of more than twenty years research by Jim Smith, who took part in that final, fateful air raid, The Last Mission is gripping work of speculative investigation into one of the least known yet profoundly significant episodes of the Second World War.
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But on that fateful night, in the skies approaching Tokyo, a stream of B-29B Superfortress bombers were heading towards Japans last functioning oil refinery carrying another atom bomb, Japanese air defences ordered a total blackout of the city and the imperial palace. In the hours of chaos that followed, the rebels were foiled and soldiers loyal to the emperor wrested back control. At midday on 15 August 1945, the imperial message of surrender was broadcast. The war was finally over.
The result of more than twenty years research by Jim Smith, who took part in that final, fateful air raid, The Last Mission is gripping work of speculative investigation into one of the least known yet profoundly significant episodes of the Second World War.
Imprint | Bantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of the Random House Group) |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Release date | July 2003 |
Availability | Supplier out of stock. If you add this item to your wish list we will let you know when it becomes available. |
Authors | Jim Smith, Malcolm McConnell |
Dimensions | 199 x 129 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback - B-format |
Pages | 448 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-553-81610-5 |
Barcode | 9780553816105 |
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LSN | 0-553-81610-1 |