Fu-go : the curious history of Japan's balloon bomb attack on America
著者
書誌事項
Fu-go : the curious history of Japan's balloon bomb attack on America
(Studies in war, society, and the military / editors, Mark Grimsley, Peter Maslowski ; editorial board, D'Ann Campbell ... [et al.])
University of Nebraska Press, c2014
- : cloth
大学図書館所蔵 全3件
  青森
  岩手
  宮城
  秋田
  山形
  福島
  茨城
  栃木
  群馬
  埼玉
  千葉
  東京
  神奈川
  新潟
  富山
  石川
  福井
  山梨
  長野
  岐阜
  静岡
  愛知
  三重
  滋賀
  京都
  大阪
  兵庫
  奈良
  和歌山
  鳥取
  島根
  岡山
  広島
  山口
  徳島
  香川
  愛媛
  高知
  福岡
  佐賀
  長崎
  熊本
  大分
  宮崎
  鹿児島
  沖縄
  韓国
  中国
  タイ
  イギリス
  ドイツ
  スイス
  フランス
  ベルギー
  オランダ
  スウェーデン
  ノルウェー
  アメリカ
注記
Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-270) and index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
This story about a little-known failed military excursion by the Japanese will appeal to general history readers as well as military history buffs.-John Rodzvilla, Library Journal
Near the end of World War II, in an attempt to attack the United States mainland, Japan launched its fu-go campaign, deploying thousands of high-altitude hydrogen balloons armed with incendiary and high-explosive bombs designed to follow the westerly winds of the upper atmosphere and drift to the west coast of North America. After reaching the mainland, these fu-go, the Japanese hoped, would terrorize American citizens and ignite devastating forest fires across the western states, ultimately causing the United States to divert wartime resources to deal with the domestic crisis. While the fu-go offensive proved to be a complete tactical failure, six Americans lost their lives when a discovered balloon exploded.
Ross Coen provides a fascinating look into the obscure history of the fu-go campaign, from the Japanese schoolgirls who manufactured the balloons by hand to the generals in the U.S. War Department who developed defense procedures. The book delves into panic, propaganda, and media censorship in wartime.
Fu-go is a compelling story of a little-known episode in our national history that unfolded virtually unseen.
目次
List of Illustrations Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Paper2. Thermopolis 3. Alturas 4. BW 5. Alaska 6. Defense 7. Canada8. Censorship 9. Summer Epilogue Appendix: Maps and Table of Fu-go Incidents Notes Bibliography Index
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