{"product_id":"a-seabees-story-george-a-larson-9781479153817","title":"A Seabee's Story: Tinian and Okinawa: B-29s and the Air War Against Japan","description":"\u003cp\u003eMerriam Press World War 2 Memoir Series\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of the author's father's service in WWII as a Seabee in the US Navy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd it is also the story of the war in the Pacific, in particular the invasion and capture of Tinian and, later, Okinawa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso told is the story of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress and the men and women who built and flew the heavy bomber, from airfields in the Pacific, built by the Seabees.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTinian Island\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTraining of a USNCB\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoeing B-29 Superfortress\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNaval Engagement with the Japanese Mobile Fleet\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTinian's Capture\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeabees Land on Tinian\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMiracle of Construction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eB-29 Operations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOkinawa\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe War Ends\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeace in the Pacific\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSources\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e320 photos, drawings, maps, documents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e George a. Larson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1479153818\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781479153817\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/21\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 396\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.88d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"George a. Larson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47305264398591,"sku":"9781479153817","price":17.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0a1c2f00-d340-420c-8eec-ce1521e9ae98.jpg?v=1758830410","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-seabees-story-george-a-larson-9781479153817","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}