LeMay: A Biography

by Tillman, Barrett; Clark, Wesley K.

• ISBN13: 9781403971357
• ISBN10: 1403971358
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-01-09
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press

Summary

LeMay was a terrifying, complex, and brilliant general. In World War II, he ordered the firebombing of Tokyo and was in charge when were Atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. He was responsible for tens of thousands of civilian deaths a fact he liked to celebrate by smoking Cuban cigars. But LeMay was also the man who single-handedly transformed the American air force from a ramshackle team of poorly-trained and badly equipped pilots into one of the fiercest and most efficient weapons of the war. Over the last decades, most U.S. military missions were carried out entirely through the employment of the air force--this is LeMay's legacy. Packed with breathtaking battles in the air and inspiring leadership tactics on the ground, LeMaywill keep readers on their edge of their seats.

Author Biography

Barrett Tillman is the author of forty books, including the bestseller Warriors. He has received numerous awards, including the American Aviation Historical Society's Outstanding Contributor Award, the Air Force Historical Foundation Writing Award, and the Admiral Arthur Radford Award for Naval Aviation History & Literature.

Table of Contents

Timeline	p. vi
LeMay Airplanes	p. vii
Foreword	p. viii
Introduction	p. 1
Wings	p. 3
Bombers	p. 13
England	p. 21
China	p. 41
Marianas	p. 53
Postwar	p. 79
SAC: Forging the Weapon	p. 93
SAC: Wielding the Weapon	p. 121
Washington	p. 141
Retirement	p. 169
Debrief	p. 177
Legacy	p. 185
Notes	p. 195
Index	p. 202
Acknowledgments	p. 206
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