Boeing B-29 Superfortress (WW 2): Illustrated History Books & Guides

B-29 / B-50 Superfortress (Vol. 2) - Post-World War II and Korea (Legends of Warfare)

The B-29 Superfortress, the largest and most advanced U.S. combat aircraft of World War II, was also the war's most expensive weapon system, costing more than the atomic bomb's development. It remained in service after the war and saw combat again in Korea.
This second volume explores the B-29's evolution into the B-50 and its role as an early nuclear deterrent. It also covers various adaptations, including mother ships for X-planes, weather reconnaissance, and aerial refueling aircraft. The book presents the design, development, and operational history of these later variants through a collection of photographs from around the world.

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Author:	David Doyle
Details:	128 pages, 9.1 x 9.1 x 0.75 in (23 x 23 x 1.9 cm), hardback
Illustrations:	224 b&w and color photos
Language:	English
Publisher:	Schiffer Publishing Ltd (USA, 2020)
Series:	Legends of Warfare
ISBN:	9780764360787

B-29 Superfortress (Vol. 1) - Boeing's XB-29 through B-29B in World War II (Legends of Warfare)

The Boeing B-29 Superfortress was the largest and most advanced U.S. combat aircraft of World War II and the war's most expensive weapons system, costing more than the development of the atomic bomb. In August 1945, two B-29s delivered the bombs that struck Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
This first volume of a two-part series traces the design, development, and World War II service of the B-29 through a collection of carefully researched photographs from around the world. High-quality images, accompanied by detailed captions, provide insight into this historic aircraft.

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Author:	David Doyle
Details:	128 pages, 9.1 x 9.1 x 0.71 in (23 x 23 x 1.8 cm), hardback
Illustrations:	220 b&w and color photos
Language:	English
Publisher:	Schiffer Publishing Ltd (USA, 2020)
Series:	Legends of Warfare
ISBN:	9780764359378

B-29 Superfortress Bomber (Pilot's Flight Operation Instructions)

The Boeing B-29 was one of the most sophisticated aircraft of WWII. It featured many innovations including guns that could be fired by remote control and pressurized crew compartments. It was also the heaviest production plane of the war with terrific range and bomb carrying capabilities.

Carrying a crew of ten, the Superfortress devastated Japan in a series of gigantic raids in 1944-45. In the end it would be the B-29s "Enola Gay" and "Bock's Car" that dropped the atomic bombs and effectively ended the conflict.

Originally printed by the USAAF in January of 1944, this manual was originally classified "Restricted". This affordable facsimile has been reformatted, and color images appear as black and white.

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Author:	Periscope Film.com
Details:	98 pages, 11 x 8.5 x 0.2 in (28 x 21.5 x 0.5 cm), paperback
Illustrations:	many photos and drawings
Language:	English
Publisher:	Periscope Film (USA, 2006)
Series:	Pilot's Flight Operation Instructions
ISBN:	9781411687790

B-29 Superfortress vs Ki-44 'Tojo' - Pacific 1944-45 (Osprey)

By the time the Americans began their aerial bombardment of Japan in 1944, both the JAAF and IJNAF were spent forces. What the Japanese did have though was the Ki-44 "Tojo". Armed with two 40 mm cannon, it was the most heavily armed and feared single-seat fighter to see action against the new American bomber, the B-29 Superfortress.

For the bomber crews, they had what they believed was their `ace in hole': a fully armed B-29 carried four remotely operated gun turrets and a tail gunner's position, making it the world's most advanced self-defending bomber.
In every respect the Ki-44 pilots were fighting a desperate battle. Many who made their mark did so using suicidal ramming attacks or "taiatari".

Illustrated with full colour artwork, this volume examines why the Ki-44 was unable to break up bomber formations conventionally during the Pacific War, and how its ramming tactics, while terrifying, graphically revealed Japan's inability to stop the B-29.

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Author:	Donald Nijboer
Details:	80 pages, 9.8 x 7.3 x 0.31 in (25 x 18.5 x 0.8 cm), paperback
Illustrations:	40 b&w and 7 color photos
Language:	English
Publisher:	Osprey Publishing (GB, 2017)
Series:	Duel (82)
ISBN:	9781472818867

Boeing B-29 Superfortress

The famed B-29 Superfortress is presented in this all new collection of World War II and Korean War era photographs. Many of the 850+ photographs appear here for the first time and are identified as to unit and location.

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Author:	John M. Campbell
Details:	264 pages, 11.4 x 8.7 x 1.02 in (29 x 22 x 2.6 cm), hardback
Illustrations:	over 850 b&w and color photos
Language:	English
Publisher:	Schiffer Publishing Ltd (USA, 2004)
ISBN:	9780764302725

The B-29 Superfortress - a Comprehensive Registry of the Planes and Their Missions

The B-29 Superfortress was for many years a cornerstone of American military aviation. Best known as a bomber, it also served in reconnaissance, as a tanker, and as a rescue plane. It was a crucial tool for American and Allied forces during World War II, Korea and beyond.
This operational history of the B-29 gives in-depth information on the career of each plane. A list of the names and serial numbers of the planes, each plane's history from delivery date to removal from service, a description of the B-29's physical characteristics and performance parameters, and a description of the five B-29 variants are provided.
Sections of the book give complete mission data for the B-29's World War II service in the China-Burma-India theater of operations, operations over Japan, aerial mining missions and test atomic bombing runs.

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Author:	Robert A Mann
Details:	288 pages, 9.8 x 6.9 x 0.91 in (25 x 17.5 x 2.3 cm), paperback
Illustrations:	illustrated
Language:	English
Publisher:	McFarland & Co Inc (USA, 2009)
ISBN:	9780786444588

The B-29 Superfortress Chronology 1934-1960

The Boeing B-29 Superfortress lived an operational life of only 26 years, but what a life it was. The introduction to this book provides basic information on the physical plane: dimensions, specs, leading particulars and operational usages. Then an exhaustive day-by-day chronology of the B-29 is presented - from the earliest designs in 1934 through thousands of missions and aircraft events in World War II and Korea to the 1960 retirement of the last operational B-29.
The book also includes an extensive glossary and three appendices, which provide a discussion of the general anatomy of a mission, a sample of operational voice or radio codes used in 1945, and a guide to (very unofficial) aircraft names.

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Author:	Robert A. Mann
Details:	319 pages, 10 x 7.1 x 0.91 in (25.5 x 18 x 2.3 cm), hardback
Illustrations:	illustrated
Language:	English
Publisher:	McFarland & Co Inc (USA, 2009)
ISBN:	9780786442744

B-29 - Missions de combat : Témoignages uniques d'équipages de Superfortress

The history of the B-29 Superfortress has been associated with two pivotal events in history: Enola Gay's devastating and controversial bombing of Hiroshima and, three days later, Bockscar's bombing of Nagasaki.
But the aircraft is also the basis for fascinating stories of courage and innovation that unfolded throughout operations in World War II and the Korean War.

Hastily produced, the B-29 included the latest military technology for the time, many of which had not been tested. Many of its systems were not fully functional, and some - the Wright Cyclone engines, for example - were far from being ready for operational use.

Early Cyclone models proved more dangerous to aircrew than the fighters and anti-aircraft fire they faced on their missions. But the tenacity and courage of the airmen, both in flight and on the ground, the robustness and power of the B-29 made real miracles possible.

"B-29 Les missions de combat" tells the story of the remarkable Superfortress, both historically and through the eyes of the men who flew it.

Approximately seventy-five people testify to triumphant successes and near-death experiences...as well as heartbreaking and tragic stories of loss. The bond between this remarkable aircraft and its intrepid crews made it more than just a collection of sheet metal and rivets.

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Author:	Donald Nijboer, Steve Pace
Details:	160 pages, 11 x 10 in (28 x 25.5 cm), hardback
Illustrations:	many b&w and color photos
Language:	French
Publisher:	ETAI (F, 2013)
ISBN:	9782726896549