The Last Flight of Bomber 31: Harrowing Tales of American and Japanese Pilots Who Fought World War II's Arctic Air Campaign

by Ralph Wetterhahn

Book Overview

Through meticulous research and unprecedented interviews with Japanese and American combatants, award-winning author Ralph Wetterhahn provides a breathtaking account of the nose-to-tail air war between American and Japanese flyers above the Bering Sea. Dubbed riders of the "Empire Express," American pilots stationed in the Aleutians flew nine-hour missions, 1,500 miles round-trip in subzero temperatures, to bomb Japanese installations in the Kuril...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786713607
• ISBN13: 9780786713608
• Release Date: July 2004
• Publisher: Da Capo Press
• Length: 364 Pages
• Weight: 1.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.5" x 9.3"