On the morning of 6 August 1945, COL Tibbets flew the Enola Gay into the future by dropping the world's first atomic bomb on Hiroshima. COL Tibbets was solely responsible for the organization, training, and command of the world's first nuclear strike force. Black buckram boards and spine with bright silver lettering on the spine. DJ: Near Fine light edge bumping to head and upper tops. Book Condition: Near Fine pages 248 and 249 were stuck together at the fore edge and have been separated leaving a small scar on the paper and a small wave in the paper. Mid Coast Marketing/A Paul Tibbets Book, Columbus, OH.