Book ID: CBB521114387

Bold Venture: The American Bombing of Japanese-Occupied Hong Kong, 1942–1945 (2019)

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Steven K. Bailey (Author)


Potomac Books


Publication Date: 2019
Physical Details: 344
Language: English

Bold Venture tells the nearly forgotten story of the American airmen who flew perilous combat missions over Hong Kong during the Second World War. Steven K. Bailey sheds new light on the American military campaign against Japanese forces in occupied China. From the first reconnaissance flights over Hong Kong by lone pilots in 1942 to the massive multi-squadron air strikes of 1945, he describes the complex history of American air operations in the China theater and paints an indelible portrait of the American air raids on Hong Kong and the airmen who were shot down over the city. Today unexploded aircraft bombs are unearthed with frightening regularity by construction crews in Hong Kong. Residents are eager to know where these bombs originated, who dropped them, when, and what the targets were. Bailey’s account answers some of these questions and provides a unique historical perspective for Americans seeking to understand the complexities of military involvement.

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Authors & Contributors
Grunden, Walter E.
Yamazaki, Masakatsu
Zannoni, Fabrizio
Marconi, Francesco
Gallo, Marzia
Kono, Hiroto
Concepts
World War II
Science and war; science and the military
Biological weapons
Bombing, aerial
Military technology
Bombs and bombing
Time Periods
20th century, early
20th century
21st century
19th century
Places
Japan
China
Hong Kong
United States
Germany
South Korea
Institutions
Hong Kong. Royal Observatory
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