Black snow: Curtis LeMay, the firebombing of Tokyo, and the road to the atomic bomb
(CD Audiobook)
Author:
Contributors:
Ganser, L. J., narrator.
Published:
[United States] : HighBridge Audio, 2022.
Format:
CD Audiobook
Edition:
Unabridged.
Physical Desc:
10 audio discs (13 hours) : digital ; 4 3/4 inches
Status:
Description
"'Black Snow brilliantly vivifies the horrific reality of the most destructive air attack in history, against Tokyo on the night of March 9-10, 1945. James Scott deftly employs sharply etched portraits of individuals of all stations and nationalities to survey the global, technological, and moral backdrop of the cataclysm, including the searing experiences of Japanese trapped in a gigantic firestorm. This riveting account illuminates an historical moment of profound contemporary relevance.' -Richard B. Frank, author of Tower of Skulls: A History of the Asia-Pacific War: July 1937-May 1942. Seven minutes past midnight on March 10, 1945, nearly 300 American B-29s thundered into the skies over Tokyo. Their payloads of incendiaries ignited a firestorm that reached up to 2,800 degrees, liquefying asphalt and vaporizing thousands; sixteen square miles of the city were flattened and more than 100,000 men, women, and children were killed. Black Snow is the story of this devastating operation, orchestrated by Major General Curtis LeMay, who famously remarked: 'If we lose the war, we'll be tried as war criminals.' James M. Scott reconstructs in granular detail that horrific night, and describes the development of the B-29, the capture of the Marianas for use as airfields, and the change in strategy from high-altitude daylight 'precision' bombing to low-altitude nighttime incendiary bombing. Most importantly, the raid represented a significant moral shift for America, marking the first time commanders deliberately targeted civilians, which helped pave the way for the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki five months later. Drawing on first-person interviews with American pilots and bombardiers and Japanese survivors, air force archives, and oral histories never before published in English, Scott delivers a harrowing and gripping account, and his most important and compelling work to date"--
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Location
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Status
Old Saybrook/Acton Adult Book on CD
CD 940.544 SCOTT
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9798212283595
Notes
Participants/Performers
Read by L. J. Ganser.
System Details
Compact discs.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Scott, J., & Ganser, L. J. (2022). Black snow: Curtis LeMay, the firebombing of Tokyo, and the road to the atomic bomb. Unabridged. [United States], HighBridge Audio.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Scott, James and L. J., Ganser. 2022. Black Snow: Curtis LeMay, the Firebombing of Tokyo, and the Road to the Atomic Bomb. [United States], HighBridge Audio.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Scott, James and L. J., Ganser, Black Snow: Curtis LeMay, the Firebombing of Tokyo, and the Road to the Atomic Bomb. [United States], HighBridge Audio, 2022.
MLA Citation (style guide)Scott, James and L. J. Ganser. Black Snow: Curtis LeMay, the Firebombing of Tokyo, and the Road to the Atomic Bomb. Unabridged. [United States], HighBridge Audio, 2022.
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