02747oam 22006374a 450 991078719360332120230803204719.00-8032-2456-70-8032-5668-X0-9749221-7-X0-8032-5667-1(CKB)3710000000230194(EBL)1780099(SSID)ssj0001335532(PQKBManifestationID)11874739(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001335532(PQKBWorkID)11287019(PQKB)10407550(MiAaPQ)EBC1780099(OCoLC)890716920(MdBmJHUP)muse35687(MiAaPQ)EBC6866025(EXLCZ)99371000000023019420140630d2014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrFu-goThe Curious History of Japan's Balloon Bomb Attack on America /Ross CoenLincoln, NB :University of Nebraska Press,[2014]Baltimore, Md. :Project MUSE,2014©[2014]1 online resource (430 p.)Studies in war, society, and the militaryDescription based upon print version of record.0-8032-4966-7 1-322-11104-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Paper -- Thermopolis -- Alturas -- BW -- Alaska -- Defense -- Canada -- Censorship -- Summer -- Epilogue -- Appendix: Maps and table of fu-go incidents.Near the end of World War II, in an attempt to attack the United States mainland, Japan launched its fu-go campaign, deploying thousands of high-altitude hydrogen balloons armed with incendiary and high-explosive bombs designed to follow the westerly winds of the upper atmosphere and drift to the west coast of North America. After reaching the mainland, these fu-go, the Japanese hoped, would terrorize American citizens and ignite devastating forest fires across the western states, ultimately causing the United States to divert wartime resources to deal with the domestic crisis. While the fu-goStudies in war, society, and the military.World War, 1939-1945BalloonsWest (U.S.)World War, 1939-1945Aerial operations, JapaneseWest (U.S.)History, MilitaryWest (U.S.)History1890-1945World War, 1939-1945BalloonsWorld War, 1939-1945Aerial operations, Japanese.940.54/28Coen Ross Allen1569755MdBmJHUPMdBmJHUPBOOK9910787193603321Fu-go3866850UNINA