The Strategic Bombing Campaign Over Japan

This week Seth and Bill welcome back historian James Scott to talk about the strategic bombing campaign over Japan. The guys get into the roots of strategic bombing, discussing Billy Mitchell, Duohet, Hap Arnold and the B-29. Moving west, the guys dissect the first few months of the campaign against Japan, taking a look at 21st Bomber Command's first CO-Haywood "Possum" Hansell and his failures before moving on to the massive personality that was Curtis LeMay. The guys then get into the massive moral and strategic shift that occurs within the USAAF when LeMay decides that fire bombing Japanese cities is the way to prosecute the war. Tune in and see what the guys have to say about the most devastating aerial campaign in human history.

English
  • Originally Aired September 24, 2024
  • Runtime 115 minutes
  • Created April 10, 2026 by
    akillough
  • Modified April 10, 2026 by
    akillough