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Movies about World War II Japan fascinate audiences, and with good reason. This period in history is marked by drama and bloodshed, from the bombing of Pearl Harbor to the Battle of Iwo Jima. Many great films have been made about this era, and the very best lend depth and shading to fi...
The loss of the Marianas meant that the United States could begin the strategic bombing campaign (June-July 1944). This meant that for the first time, Japanese civilians faced not only shortages, but death and destruction from the skies. American bombers methodically reduced Japan's timber and ...
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After the fall of Saipan in July 1944, the landing of U.S. forces on Okinawa became a reality. But the evacuation of residents from the prefecture did not proceed as planned. In October that year, the U.S. military carried out its first full-scale indiscriminate bombing of Japan. ...
1944. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd (Mitsubishi Jukogyo KK) Corporation Report No. 1 (Airframes and Engines). United States Strategic Bombing Survey Aircraft Division. 1947. The Japanese Aircraft Industry. United States Strategic Bombing Survey Aircraft Division. 1947. USS Chicago (CA29) Loss in...
The captions are also pretty stunning for some of them; they really add a lot. Below is a famous image of the firebombing of Toyama, but here’s the caption to go with it: “Toyama, fire-bombed once by 173 Superfortresses on the night of August 1,[1945,]was assessed as 99.5 perce...
In the first year and a half of the Pacific War, Japanese forces were on the offensive, but by 1944, Allied forces were recapturing the Western Pacific. Allied naval victories destroyed Japan's fleets and shipping, and bombing raids began in 1944. They destroyed most of the domestic infrastr...
Strategic Bombing and Resource Depletion: The Allied forces intensified strategic bombing raids on Japanese cities, causing extensive damage and disrupting industrial and logistical capacities. Additionally, Japan’s access to essential resources was severely constrained due to naval blockades, impacting the...