War's end: an eyewitness account of America's last atomic mission
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New York : Avon Books, 1997.
Format:
Book
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
0380973499
Physical Desc:
290 pages: illustrations; 22 cm
Status:
Pitkin County Library
940.54 S974
Description
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, Bock's Car , was a newly developed, fully armed weapon that had never been tested in a combat situation. It was 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, Major General Charles W. Sweeney has the unique distinction of having been an integral part of both the Hiroshima and the Nagasaki bombing runs. Now updated with a new epilogue from the co-author, his book is an extraordinary chronicle of the months of careful planning and training; the setbacks, secrecy, and snafus; and the nerve-shattering final seconds and the astonishing aftermath of what is arguably the most significant single event in modern history: the employment of an atomic weapon during wartime. The last military officer to command an atomic mission, Major General 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 snafus; and the nerve-shattering final seconds and the astonishing aftermath of what is arguably the most significant single event in modern history: the employment of an atomic weapon during wartime.
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English
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Includes index.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Sweeney, C. W., Antonucci, J. A., & Antonucci, M. K. (1997). War's end: an eyewitness account of America's last atomic mission. New York, Avon Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Sweeney, Charles W, James A. Antonucci and Marion K. Antonucci. 1997. War's End: An Eyewitness Account of America's Last Atomic Mission. New York, Avon Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Sweeney, Charles W, James A. Antonucci and Marion K. Antonucci, War's End: An Eyewitness Account of America's Last Atomic Mission. New York, Avon Books, 1997.
MLA Citation (style guide)Sweeney, Charles W., et al. War's End: An Eyewitness Account of America's Last Atomic Mission. New York, Avon Books, 1997.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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