A Source of Inspiration

On the way to school this morning a fellow extension student handed me two magazines called "History of the Second World War", volume 6 parts 32 and 55 (1968).

Part 32 was dedicated to RAF bombing and whether it is justified or not.

In Part 55 there is an article by John Vader titled "Fire Raids on Japan" and one by Fusako Sasaki called "Tokyo Fire Raids".

:-) - Happy Paul!

Sigh....

Finally watched the DVD that I procured from Penrith City Library.

"B-29's participated in the bombing of Tokyo"

WHAT!

How does that warrant a tag for information on the bombing of Tokyo in a library!

This photo describes my feelings towards the DVD.

At least going to Penrith wasn't  complete waste though.

Picking a side

I have decided to go pro for the topic/question/argument, bombing civilian centres to destroy military manufacturing is a-okay! In the sense that it can bring a country to it's knees, that's why it worked in Vietnam (I'm kidding).

And here is a date that is important: 10th March 1945: (Operation Meetinghouse)
334 B-29's attack Tokyo, 250,000 + buildings destroyed, 100, 000 people die, 25% of Tokyo burnt, minimal damage to Tokyo's heavy industry.

If you can't bomb the army, bomb the workers.

Trip to Penrith Library

There was next to nothing going in my favour at the library on Saturday, though afterwards was a different matter.

Going to the library was almost as pointless since a British man thought, "lets invade the Dardanelles, that will help."

I managed to get a DVD but unfortunately may have forgot to unlock it.

Oh well,
thanks Nicole for inviting me.

An adventure to Penrith!

I have planned a trip to gather information from Penrith Library in search of the "truth." Accompanying me will be Nicole so hopefully I can steal plenty of stuff from her. Someone aside from sir should leave a comment!

Something Interesting

"Was the bombing offensive [against civilians in Germany and Japan] a crime against humanity," writes A. C. Grayling, "or was it justified by the necessities of war? These questions mark one of the great remaining controversies of the Second World War."


This is a quote from A. C. Grayling, author of "Among The Dead Cities: The History and Moral Legacy of the WWII Bombing of Civilians in Germany and Japan". (2007)


This is essentially the question I intend to tackle for Extension, And I will also mention the Doolittle Raid as well to argue the validness of bombing civilian targets (that's what Tokyo was).


here is a lovely News reel showing B - 29's going into action.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiSPRULHheU


Oh and another book to ponder over:

Inferno: The Fire Bombing of Japan, March 9 - August 15, 1945 By Edwin P. Hoyt (2000)

All call signs fire!

That's right it's time to blog people, I'm definitely considering doing the bombing of Tokyo. Here's a fun fact, the battle of Tokyo caused more deaths then the immediate deaths of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki combined.