Fu-Go: The Curious History of Japan's Balloon Bomb Attack on America

by Ross Coen

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803249667
• ISBN13: 9780803249660
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.1"