Comments on: New Book Charts the Air War Against Japan http://www.historynet.com/new-book-charts-the-air-war-against-japan.htm From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher Fri, 24 May 2013 15:55:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: John Woolley http://www.historynet.com/new-book-charts-the-air-war-against-japan.htm#comment-291796 John Woolley Thu, 10 Jun 2010 04:37:06 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13682317#comment-291796 Just finished Tillman's "Whirlwind" and found it be most enlightening re the role of naval aviation in the preparation for the assault, blockade re establishing air superiority over Japan . Also of note was the almost needless or questionable effort to destroy the shore bound remaining Japanese fleet. Nice summary and transition of the 20th AF/21st Bomber Command into an effective force and role in the mining of the Japanese coastal waters. Very worth while read. Just finished Tillman's "Whirlwind" and found it be most enlightening re the role of naval aviation in the preparation for the assault, blockade re establishing air superiority over Japan . Also of note was the almost needless or questionable effort to destroy the shore bound remaining Japanese fleet. Nice summary and transition of the 20th AF/21st Bomber Command into an effective force and role in the mining of the Japanese coastal waters.

Very worth while read.

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