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Jack Couffer Bat Bomb (Paperback)
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Publication Name
- Bat Bomb
- Title
- Bat Bomb
- Subtitle
- World War II's Other Secret Weapon
- ISBN-10
- 0292718721
- EAN
- 9780292718722
- ISBN
- 9780292718722
- Release Date
- 19/02/2008
- Release Year
- 2008
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Length
- 156mm
- Genre
- History
- Publication Year
- 2008
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- Bat Bomb: World War Ii's Other Secret Weapon
- Item Height
- 235mm
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Topic
- History
- Item Width
- 156mm
- Item Weight
- 816g
- Number of Pages
- 284 Pages
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It was a crazy way to win World War II in the Pacific- All the United States had to do was to attach small incendiary bombs to millions of bats and release them over Japan's major cities. As the bats went to roost, a million fires would flare up in remote crannies of the wood and paper buildings common throughout Japan. When their cities were reduced to ashes, the Japanese would surely capitulate... The plan made sense to a handful of eccentric promoters and researchers, who convinced top military brass and even President Roosevelt to back the scheme. It might have worked, except that another secret weapon-something to do with atoms-was chosen to end the war. Told here by the youngest member of the team, this is the story of the bat bomb project, or Project X-Ray, as it was officially known. In scenes worthy of a Capra or Hawks comedy, Jack Couffer recounts the unorthodox experiments carried out in the secrecy of Bandera, Texas; Carlsbad, New Mexico; and El Centro, California, in 1942-1943 by Doc Adams' private army. This oddball cast of characters included an eccentric inventor, a distinguished Harvard scientist, a biologist with a chip on his shoulder, a movie star, a Texas guano collector, a crusty Marine Corps colonel, a Maine lobster fisherman, an ex-mobster, and a tiger. Not to be defeated by minor logistical hurdles, the bat bomb researchers risked life and limb to explore uncharted bat caves and recruit thousands of bats to serve their country. Through months of personality conflicts, military snafus, and technical failures the team pressed on, certain that bats could end the war with Japan. And they might have-in their first airborne test, the bat bombers burned an entire brand-new military airfield to the ground. For everyone who relishes true tales of action and adventure, Bat Bomb is a must-read. Bat enthusiasts will also discover the beginnings of the scientific study of bats.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Texas Press
ISBN-13
9780292718722
eBay Product ID (ePID)
89593936
Product Key Features
Book Title
Bat Bomb: World War Ii's Other Secret Weapon
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
History
Publication Year
2008
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
284 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
235mm
Item Width
156mm
Item Weight
816g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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