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Black snow : Curtis LeMay, the firebombing of Tokyo, and the road to the atomic bomb / James M. Scott.

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1324002999
  • ISBN: 9781324002994
  • Physical Description: 420 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, N.Y. : W. W. Norton & Company, [2022]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 395-410) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Part I: A Spark -- Part II: The Fire -- Part III: Inferno -- Epilogue.
Subject: LeMay, Curtis E. > Military leadership.
Incendiary bombs > History > 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, American.
Tokyo (Japan) > History > Bombardment, 1945.

Available copies

  • 16 of 17 copies available at SPARK Libraries. (Show)

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  • 0 current holds with 17 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Albright Memorial Library 940.544 SCOTT (Text) 50686016218740 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Altoona Area Public Library 940.544973 SCO (Text) 33240004724327 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Cambria County Library 940.544 S427b (Text) 85131001844860 CACM Non-Fiction Available -
Emmaus Public Library 940.5449 SCOT (Text) 36446002086687 Adult Recent Reads Available -
Gettysburg Library 940.544 SCOTT (Text) 35740635878085 Nonfiction Available -
Green Free Library (Wellsboro) 940.54 SCO (Text) 92525724 GFWM Main Room Available -
Guthrie Memorial Library: Hanover's Public Library Adults 940.54 SCO Nonfiction (Text) 34007002476104 Adult Area Available -
Indian Valley Public Library 940.54 Scott History (Text) 39427103676730 Nonfiction Room: Adult Nonfiction Available -
Lower Macungie Library 940.544973 SCO (Text) 33400001566028 Adult Nonfiction Available -
North Pocono Public Library 940.544 SCOTT (Text) 50691010953953 Adult Nonfiction Available -


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