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Charles River Editors
ASIN: B00ZYDUDBO
Publisher: Charles River Editors
Pages: 64

*Includes pictures*Includes accounts of the firebombing by both Americans and Japanese civilians in Tokyo*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents"Maj. Gen. Curtis E. LeMay, commander of the B-29s of the entire Marianas area, declared that if the war is shortened by a single day, the attack will have served its purpose." – The New York TimesAs American forces pushed the Japanese back across the Pacific from 1942-1944, their island-hopping campaign ultimately made it possible for the Air Force to conduct bombing runs over the Japanese mainland. The first serious air raids came in November 1944, after the Americans had captured the Marianas Islands, and through February 1945, American bombers concentrated on military targets at the fringes of the city, particularly air defenses. However, the air raids of March 1945, and particularly on ...
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4 stars from 12 ratings