Petition filed to revoke LeMay’s medal for role in Tokyo air raid
A group of activists is calling for the revocation of a Japanese government honor given to U.S. Air Force Gen. Curtis LeMay, ...
Activist demands Japan revoke award for US general behind 500,000 deaths in WWII
Gushiken Takamatsu said Curtis LeMay, who orchestrated the firebombing, should never have been given the honour A peace ...
The Economist13d
Alexis Dudden on the firebombing of Tokyo and on post-war struggles to keep it remembered
Alexis Dudden on the firebombing of Tokyo and on post-war struggles to keep it remembered ...
‘Rain of Ruin’ Review: Fire From the Skies
The U.S. bombing campaign that targeted Japan’s cities in 1945 produced staggering civilian casualties. Military planners ...
PBS5y
Berlin Blockade
Under the leadership of General Curtis LeMay, ten-ton capacity C-54s began supplying the city on July 1. By the fall the airlift, code-named "Operation Vittles "and often referred to as "LeMay's ...