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John Toland's "The Rising Sun: The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1936-1945"
3:47:16 - 3:56:16 (09:00)
The article discusses the depiction of two-dimensional figures like caricatures in the book "The Rising Sun: The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1936-1945" by John Toland. It also explores how author and journalist Warren Kozak describes a letter by Leme which he believed could only be stopped by ending the war.
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The author John Toland describes the horrifying scene of a fire in Sun Valley, California where people were running towards water to escape the 1800 degree blaze which caused people to explode in flames.
3:47:16 - 3:50:10 (02:54)
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The author John Toland describes the horrifying scene of a fire in Sun Valley, California where people were running towards water to escape the 1800 degree blaze which caused people to explode in flames.
ChapterJohn Toland's "The Rising Sun: The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1936-1945"
EpisodeShow 67 - Supernova in the East VI
PodcastDan Carlin's Hardcore History
The US relentlessly firebombed Japanese cities until they ran out of incendiaries, and the Secretary of War and General of the Army were troubled by the civilian casualties.
3:50:10 - 3:52:33 (02:23)
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The US relentlessly firebombed Japanese cities until they ran out of incendiaries, and the Secretary of War and General of the Army were troubled by the civilian casualties. However, this was a brutal reality of modern war in the mid-20th century.
ChapterJohn Toland's "The Rising Sun: The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1936-1945"
EpisodeShow 67 - Supernova in the East VI
PodcastDan Carlin's Hardcore History
In Warren Kozak's biography of General George Leme, he describes how the burden of the war weighted on the general's mind through the constant reminder of letters he received that were difficult to read.
3:52:33 - 3:54:41 (02:08)
Summary
In Warren Kozak's biography of General George Leme, he describes how the burden of the war weighted on the general's mind through the constant reminder of letters he received that were difficult to read.
ChapterJohn Toland's "The Rising Sun: The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1936-1945"
EpisodeShow 67 - Supernova in the East VI
PodcastDan Carlin's Hardcore History
General Curtis LeMay rationalized the bombing of Tokyo, killing thousands of civilians and destroying much of the city, by arguing that it was necessary to destroy Japan's capacity to wage war and to avoid a costly ground invasion of the country that would result in a much higher death toll for Americans.
3:54:41 - 3:56:16 (01:35)
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General Curtis LeMay rationalized the bombing of Tokyo, killing thousands of civilians and destroying much of the city, by arguing that it was necessary to destroy Japan's capacity to wage war and to avoid a costly ground invasion of the country that would result in a much higher death toll for Americans.