Author: COUFFER, JACK
Title: Bat Bomb World War II's Other Secret Weapon
Description: Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 1992. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0292707908. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has some light rubbing and wear along with a couple of small edge tears. "Bat bombs were an experimental World War II weapon developed by the United States. The bomb consisted of a bomb-shaped casing with over a thousand compartments, each containing a hibernating Mexican free-tailed bat with a small, timed incendiary bomb attached. Dropped from a bomber at dawn, the casings would deploy a parachute in mid-flight and open to release the bats, which would then disperse and roost in eaves and attics in a 20–40-mile radius (32–64 km). The incendiaries, which were set on timers, would then ignite and start fires in inaccessible places in the largely wood and paper constructions of the Japanese cities that were the weapon's intended target. " (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .
Keywords: 0292707908 World War II Jack Couffer Aeronautics / Astronautics Aviation United States Marine Corps Project X-ray Bats Bombs World war II
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Title: Bat Bomb World War II's Other Secret Weapon
Description: Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 1992. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0292707908. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has some light rubbing and wear along with a couple of small edge tears. "Bat bombs were an experimental World War II weapon developed by the United States. The bomb consisted of a bomb-shaped casing with over a thousand compartments, each containing a hibernating Mexican free-tailed bat with a small, timed incendiary bomb attached. Dropped from a bomber at dawn, the casings would deploy a parachute in mid-flight and open to release the bats, which would then disperse and roost in eaves and attics in a 20–40-mile radius (32–64 km). The incendiaries, which were set on timers, would then ignite and start fires in inaccessible places in the largely wood and paper constructions of the Japanese cities that were the weapon's intended target. " (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .
Keywords: 0292707908 World War II Jack Couffer Aeronautics / Astronautics Aviation United States Marine Corps Project X-ray Bats Bombs World war II
Price: US$ 35.00 Seller: S. Howlett-West Books
- Book number: 39327
- Book number: 39327
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