Download or read book BLANKETS OF FIRE PB written by WERRELL KENNETH P and published by Smithsonian. This book was released on 1998-01-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the focus of World War II shifted to the Pacific in 1944, the Army Air Forces (AAF), equipped with the new, longer-range B-29 bomber, tried to shift strategic bombing tactics as well. Blankets of Fire describes the adjustments necessary to target Japan and places them in the context of overall AAF and wartime strategy. 58 photos.