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The Army Air Forces in World War II, The Pacific- Matter Horn To Nagasaki 1944-45 Vol 5 edited by W F Craven and J L Cate, hardback. The Army Air Forces in World War II, Volume V: The Pacific—Matterhorn to Nagasaki, June 1944 to August 1945 is the fifth installment of the official seven-volume military history compiled by the United States Air Force. The book chronicles the final, decisive Allied air campaigns in the Pacific Theater, encompassing operations by B-29 Superfortresses based in China (Operation MATTERHORN) up to the ultimate atomic bombings of Japan. The exhaustive study was prepared by the Office of Air Force History under editors Wesley Frank Craven and James L. Cate. It comprehensively details: The logistical and operational challenges of the B-29s launching from bases in India and Chengtu, China, to bomb targets in Japan and Manchuria. The transition of strategic air operations to the Mariana Islands (Guam, Saipan, Tinian) under the XX and XXI Bomber Commands. The grueling incendiary raids, mining operations, and the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki that ultimately forced Japan's surrender. Tactical air support for Allied amphibious invasions, including the campaigns in the Philippines and the Ryukyu Islands. No copies found anywhere.