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This is CBS Eye on the World.

Here's John Bachelor.

It is November 24th, 1944.

Brigadier General Haywood Hansel arrives in the theater

of the Pacific Theater in the war against the Imperial Japanese Navy and Army. These are. the Marine Corps and the Army Air Force.

General Hansel has a mission,

which is to take a new weapon, a very expensive weapon

called the B-29, and turned it into the destruction of the Japanese ability to make war.

I welcome James Scott.

James M Scott is the author of the new book Black Snow, Curtis Lamay, The Fire Bombing of Tokyo, and the Road to the Atomic

Bomb.

James, greetings to you and congratulations telling the story of these months which I'd read about beginning an end but not in

between as to how the B-29 a very buggy aircraft in addition to being expensive did not arrive as a success. The early days

were a challenge to the Army Air Force, to the High Command in Washington and to the men who flew the B-29.

So we needed to start with Haywood Hansel, a premier figure in the Air Force for his success in the European campaign by the

Army Air Force. A great success which is why he's given what is regarded what he regards

as the best command in the Army Air Force the

20th Air Force what is his mission what are the challenges for Haywood Hansel what do we

need to know about him good evening to you james

gosh thanks so much for having me on your program again, Sirilla.

Treat to be with you and your listeners.

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