| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
420 pages, [8] unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [335]-410) and index. |
| Summary |
"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. |
| Subject |
LeMay, Curtis E. -- Military leadership.
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Incendiary bombs -- History -- 20th century.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American.
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Tokyo (Japan) -- History -- Bombardment, 1945.
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| Other Form: |
ebook version : 9781324003007 |
| ISBN |
1324002999 (hardcover) |
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9781324002994 (hardcover) |
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