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From Strategic Raids to Firebombing Japan
Early bombing raids against Japan exposed the challenges of long-distance warfare, but American commanders soon adopted a devastating new tactic. By shifting to incendiary bombing, they sought to ...
Just after midnight on March 10, 1945, fire began falling across eastern Tokyo. The raid was called Operation Meetinghouse. It sent hundreds of American B-29 Superfortresses over the Japanese capital ...
A new installment of “Lessons Learned” is now out. This week I discuss the firebombing of Tokyo, also known as “Operation Meetinghouse,” which began on March 9, 1945. In the video I discuss the ...
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