Exploding Fuel Tanks Saga of Technology That Changed the Course of the Pacific Air War

Exploding Fuel Tanks Saga of Technology That Changed the Course of the Pacific Air War With Richard L. Dunn Part of our on-going Pacific series on WW2TV    • The Pacific   Also part of our Battles at Sea and Naval History series    • Battles at Sea and Naval History   Also part of our Aviation and Air Power series    • Aviation and Air Power   Also part of our Science and Technology series    • Science, Technology and Inventions   In today's show Richard L. Dunn joins us to talk about his book: Exploding Fuel Tanks, which tells the story of air war over the Pacific in World War Two from the perspective of aircraft vulnerability. The result is surprising history with many oft repeated but inaccurate characterizations of the combatants debunked. In addition to a story about technology this book sheds new light on combat operations and the actual losses (not just claims) each side suffered. https://rldunn.com/exploding-fuel-tan... We lost Richard for a few minutes two-thirds of the way through the show due to a powercut, but he returns! Buy the book: USA https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS... UK https://www.amazon.co.uk/Exploding-Fu... Richard L. Dunn has been researching and writing military history for forty years. His primary emphasis is the Pacific air war. His articles have appeared in scholarly journals and popular publications. His book Exploding Fuel Tanks is a unique contribution to the impact of aircraft protection on combat efficiency. He has been an invited speaker at General Walker Day, Roswell, N.M. (keynote), the MacArthur Memorial, veterans associations and other groups. His private collection of intelligence material is one of the largest in private hands, of translations of captured Japanese wartime documents. Through access to primary source Japanese material he brings a unique balance to the story of combat operations in the Pacific. Richard has written numerous articles on aviation and historical topics for websites and publications; contributed to legal publications including an award-winning law review article; and contributed to reports of the National Academy of Science and Defense Science Board. Richard is a graduate of the University of New Hampshire (cum laude), University of Maryland Law School and George Washington University Law School (Highest Honors). He served on active duty in the U.S. Air Force, in the NASA Office of General Counsel, and was General Counsel of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). https://rldunn.com/ Other similar shows on WW2TV South Pacific Air War: The Role of Airpower in the New Guinea and Solomon Island Campaigns With Richard L. Dunn https://youtube.com/live/krcAY81LeQo Fifty-Three Days on Starvation Island: The Battle That Saved Marine Corps Aviation https://www.youtube.com/live/K67FDLN2... Learning War: Naval Battles in the Solomons (Guadalcanal, Savo Island, Cape Esperance) https://www.youtube.com/live/2OentPKM... You can become a YouTube Member and support us here    / @ww2tv   You can become a Patron here   / ww2tv   Please click subscribe for updates also "like" the video - it really helps! Social Media links -   / ww2tv     / ww2tv     / ww2tv   WW2TV Merchandise https://ww2tv.creator-spring.com/ WW2TV Bookshop - where you can purchase copies of books featured in my YouTube shows. Any book listed here comes with the personal recommendation of Paul Woodadge, the host of WW2TV. For full disclosure, if you do buy a book through a link from this page WW2TV will earn a commission. UK - https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/WW2TV USA - https://bookshop.org/shop/WW2TV Patreon Brigadiers: Tim M, Andrew Harris, Tonet Rivera, John Lonsberg, Susan Yu, David Keahey, Jim Walsh and Tom Mullen Become a WW2TV Brigadier and become part of this Hall of Fame   / ww2tv   🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/47793857...