Perhaps more so than any other war, World War 2 and bombing go together. The bombing of Tokyo on March 9 and 10 of 1945 is one of many bombing campaigns from that war. Although overshadowed by the use of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August of 1945, in terms of immediate body […]
Tag: World War 2
The Bombing of Guernica – What Was Its Meaning & Importance?
World War 2 remains notorious for the frequency of bombs used during the conflict. Bombs, conventional and atomic, blasted places like Hiroshima, London, Tokyo, and many cities in Germany. Because of the horror and scale of the damage, these places overshadow, to some extent, what happened in the Spanish town of Guernica on April 26 […]
Japan’s Occupation of Manchuria in 1931 – The Risk of Allowing Aggression
Today, Japan is famous for cheap consumer electronics, fuel-efficient cars, and anime. It’s easy to forget that one hundred years ago it ranked as perhaps the most militarily aggressive nation on earth. Japan’s occupation of Manchuria in 1931 is a case in point. In fact, it’s an easy temptation to compare Japan’s occupation of Manchuria […]
The Last Rose of Shanghai – Rob’s Latest Book Review
I had high hopes for The Last Rose of Shanghai by Weina Dai Randel. High enough that I semi-broke one of my personal rules, which is to avoid World War 2 historical fiction. Why do I avoid World War 2 books? Because they’re so ubiquitous. Every writer has a World War 2 novel, it seems. […]
Operation Overlord and D-Day at Normandy
Well, June 6 is a huge day in history, so I’ve chosen to post about two events today that were crucial to history in the United States. This is the first of two posts, and it concerns Operation Overlord and World War 2. Operation Overlord was the code name for the American landing at Normandy […]
Another Holocaust of World War 2
The Holocaust experienced by Jewish people during World War 2 remains one of the greatest tragedies in human history. The traditional estimate of the number of Jews murdered is six million people; recent research suggests the real number may be higher still. The murders of the Holocaust deserve the infamy and abhorrence they’ve received ever […]