Isbn: 9780767907781 - the Last Mission: the Secret Story of World War Ii's Final Battle (25 results)

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hardcover. Condition: Fine copy in fine dust jacket. 1st. 8vo, 346 pp. Illus. with photos (illustrator).

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. The Last Mission: The Secret Story of World War Ii's Final Battle This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. DJ Fine. 1st Printing. Account of the final American bombing mission of World War II and how it prevented a coup by War Minister Anami's elite staff that would have kept Japan in the war. 368pp. Size: Large Octavo.

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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Broadway Books, 2002. first printing. 346pp., index, notes, photographs. 8vo. Fine hardcover, fine d/j.

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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. A gripping account of the final American bombing mission of World War II and how it prevented a military coup that would have kept Japan in the war. How close did the Japanese come to not surrendering to Allied forces on August 15, 1945? The Last Mission explores this question through two previously neglected strands of late—World War II history, whose very interconnections could have caused a harrowing shift in the course of the postwar world. On the final night of the war, as Emperor Hirohito recorded a message of surrender for the Japanese people, a band of Japanese rebels, commanded by War Minister Anami's elite staff, burst into the palace. They had plotted a massive coup that aimed to destroy the recordings of the Imperial Rescript of surrender and issue false orders forged with the Emperor's seal commanding the widely dispersed Japanese military to continue the war. If this rebellion had succeeded, the military would have proceeded with large-scale kamikaze attacks on Allied forces, costing huge casualties and just possibly provoking the Americans to drop a third atomic bomb on Japan over Tokyo-and continue to drop more bombs as Japanese resistance stiffened. Meanwhile, in the midst of an "end-of-war" celebration on Guam, Air Force radio operator Jim Smith and his fellow crewmen received urgent orders for a bombing mission over Japan's sole remaining oil refinery north of Tokyo. As a stream of American B-29B bombers approached Tokyo, Japanese air defenses, fearing the approaching planes signaled the threat of a third atomic bomb, ordered a total blackout in Tokyo and the Imperial Palace, completely disrupting the rebels' plans. Smith and his fellow crewmembers completed the mission, and a few hours later, the Emperor announced the surrender over Japan's airwaves, dictating the end of the war. THE LAST MISSION is an insightful piece of speculative investigation that combines narrative storytelling with historical contingency and explores how two seemingly unrelated events could have profoundly changed the course of modern history. Fine (previous owner's blind stamp on bottom of half-title page, else as new), in fine, mylar-protected dust jacket. NF47.…

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Condition: very good, good. First Edition. First Printing. 25 cm, 346, illus., map, references, index, front DJ scratched. Expanded and revised version of Jim B. Smith's first-person account: The Last Mission, 1995. History of the last U.S. bombing mission over Japan which may have inadvertently disrupted a military coup against Emperor Hirohito aimed at keeping Japan in the war. Smith was a radio operator at the B-29B base on Guam which launched the raid.…

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. Private library liquidation. New unread. mylar.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 346 pages. Illustrated, map.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1ST. Outstanding Copy - Signed - Best Wishes Always - By Jim Smith On The Title Page. First Edition, First Printing. Book Is In Fine Condition. Boards Are Clean, Not Bumped. Fore Edges Are Clean. Interior Is Clean And Legible. Not Remaindered. Dust Jacket Is In Very Good Plus Condition. Very Mild Wear Along The Edges. Some Scrapage To The Rear. Not Price Clipped. Dust Jacket Is Covered By Mylar Wrapper. Thanks And Enjoy. Signed by Author(s). Book. …

hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.