BY LAURA K MURRAY CONTENT CONSULTANT Kristie Macrakis Professor in the School of History Technology and Society Georgia Institute of Technology Cover image The US B-29 Superfortress was the most advanced heavy bomber of World War II Core Library An Imprint of Abdo Publishing abdopublishing com WAR technology world WAR II TECHNOLOGY
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LIGHTNING WAR it it was September 1 1939 A shrieking dive-bomber surged toward the siren filled the air The German ground It aimed for the target below Suddenly the pilot released the bomb He pulled his plane’s nose up and zoomed away The bomb made an earsplitting whistling noise as it fell to Earth Instantly a Polish bridge exploded into flames Debris shot in all directions Giant plumes of smoke went into the air More bombers appeared overhead They were ready to rain destruction on Poland Elsewhere German tanks barreled over the ground They smashed through Polish lines German dive-bombers appeared in the skies over Poland as Germany launched its invasion
