Full name: Enola Gay: The Bombing of Hiroshima

Author: Gordon Thomas Year: 1977 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: History, Non Fiction, War/Military Culture: Japan Purchase/reserch links: Goodreads Amazon LibraryThing ISBNs: 9781568525976 1568525974

A detailed history of the World War II American B-29 Enola Gay, its crew, and the controversial mission to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. Painstakingly researched, the story behind the decision to send the Enola Gay to bomb Hiroshima is told through firsthand sources. From diplomatic moves behind the scenes to Japanese actions and the US Army Air Force's call to action, no detail is left untold. Touching on the early days of the Manhattan Project and the first inkling of an atomic bomb, investigative journalist Gordon Thomas and his writing partner Max Morgan-Witts, take WWII enthusiasts through the training of the crew of the Enola Gay and the challenges faced by pilot Paul Tibbets. Similar books: Tennozan by George Feifer The First Heroes by Craig Nelson The Pacific by Hugh Ambrose The Dam Busters by Paul Brickhill Samurai! by Saburo Sakai The Burma Road by Donovan Webster Given Up for Dead by Bill Sloan Flyboys by James Bradley A Higher Call by Adam Makos The Fall of Japan by William Craig Sea of Thunder by Evan Thomas Rogue Heroes by Ben Macintyre Ardennes 1944 by Antony Beevor The Miracle of Dunkirk by Walter Lord Okinawa by Robert Leckie The Rape of Nanking by Iris Chang Kokoda by Peter FitzSimons The Last Train from Hiroshima by Charles Pellegrino Kamikaze Diaries by Emiko Ohnuki-Tierney 13 Hours by Mitchell Zuckoff