Steven Bailey discovered that the story of the U.S. Navy airstrikes on Japanese-held Hong Kong during the final year of World War II had never been told. Operation Gratitude involved nearly 100 U.S. Navy warships and close to a thousand planes. His new book ‘Target Hong Kong’ brings this massive operation down to a human scale, recounting the air raids through the experiences of seven men whose lives intersected at Hong Kong in January 1945.    Steven joins us to share the story and help us better understand the Operation, its people and its legacy.    Recorded 19th Feb 2024     Contact Us: [email protected]     You can order a copy of this book whilst supporting local bookshops here: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/11161/9781472860101     Osprey  https://www.ospreypublishing.com/uk/target-hong-kong-9781472860101/       Please leave us a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or your podcast playing app. Here is a link to all the pod players https://pod.link/1611149544      Aviation Xtended Partners  Royal Aeronautical Society https://www.aerosociety.com/  Global Aviation Resource http://www.globalaviationresource.com/v2/  XTPMedia https://www.xtpmedia.co.uk/  Ellie Carter https://twitter.com/dragongirl94    Show Supporters  The Aviation Historian http://www.theaviationhistorian.com/  Aviation Enthusiasts Book Club https://www.facebook.com/groups/359410134220076    Xtended Podcast family  AeroSociety https://www.aerosociety.com/events/catch-up-on-events/video-audio-archive/   AirplaneGeeks http://www.airplanegeeks.com/   PCDU https://www.planecrazydownunder.com/   Wings Over New Zealand Show http://cambridgeairforce.org.nz/WONZ_Show.html  You can shop through this Amazon link (No cost to you but a small benefit to us:  https://www.amazon.co.uk/?tag=xtenaeroradi-21&linkCode=ur1