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Bird Men by A. J. Baime
Mariner Books · New release

Bird Men

The Rise of American Airpower and the Machine That Ended World War II

A. J. Baime

Mariner Books · Military History
Releases October 20, 2026 · ISBN 9780063411760

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About the book

A. J. Baime tells how the B-29 Superfortress and American air power were built, largely through General Hap Arnold, from the interwar Army Air Corps to the atomic missions.

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