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532. ”This man seemed to know” Akers MS, op. cit. ”This man seemed to know” Akers MS, op. cit.

533. ”It was an impersonal war” Galantin, op. cit., p. 106. ”It was an impersonal war” Galantin, op. cit., p. 106.

534. ”Three hits observed” Theodore Roscoe, ”Three hits observed” Theodore Roscoe, U.S. Submarine Operations in World War II U.S. Submarine Operations in World War II, Naval Inst.i.tute Press 1949, p. 441.

535. ”Vice-Admiral Charles Lockwood” Charles Lockwood, ”Vice-Admiral Charles Lockwood” Charles Lockwood, Sink 'Em All Sink 'Em All, Dutton 1951, p. 124.

536. ”Heads ached” Galantin, op. cit., p. 243. ”Heads ached” Galantin, op. cit., p. 243.

537. ”Many will tell you that depth-charging” Walter Jaffee, ”Many will tell you that depth-charging” Walter Jaffee, Steel Shark in the Pacific Steel Shark in the Pacific, Glencannon 2001, p. 125.

538. ”By the fall of 1944” Galantin, op. cit., p. 203. ”By the fall of 1944” Galantin, op. cit., p. 203.

539. ”It had become an aviator's” ibid., p. 226. ”It had become an aviator's” ibid., p. 226.

CHAPTER TWELVE * BURNING A NATION: LEMAY.

I am indebted for much factual material in this chapter to two sources: Tami Davis Biddle's ”Curtis Emerson LeMay and the Ascent of American Strategic Air Power,” published in Realizing the Dream of Flight Realizing the Dream of Flight, ed. Virginia Dawson and Mark Bowles, NASA, Was.h.i.+ngton, D.C. 2005; and Ralph Arnold: ”Improvised Destruction: Arnold, LeMay and the Firebombing of j.a.pan,” published in War in History War in History, October 2006, Vol. 13.

540. ”The best psychological warfare” Gerald Hanley, ”The best psychological warfare” Gerald Hanley, Spectator Spectator, 29.9.44.

541. ”the use of incendiaries” Chennault, ”the use of incendiaries” Chennault, Way of a Fighter Way of a Fighter, Putnam 1948, p. 97.

542. ”As we piled out” Carter McGregor, ”As we piled out” Carter McGregor, The Kagu-Tchuchi Bomb Group The Kagu-Tchuchi Bomb Group 40 40BG, Wichita Falls Texas, Nortex 1981, p. 49.

543. ”had as many bugs” C. E. LeMay and Kantor, ”had as many bugs” C. E. LeMay and Kantor, Mission with LeMay Mission with LeMay, p. 124.

544. ”but they continue with these futile operations” Pownall diaries, op. cit., p. 197. ”but they continue with these futile operations” Pownall diaries, op. cit., p. 197.

545. ”They are very poor” LC LeMay Papers Box 11. ”They are very poor” LC LeMay Papers Box 11.

546. ”the B-29 outfits are being filled” ibid., letter to Maj.-Gen. Fred Anderson 18.11.44. ”the B-29 outfits are being filled” ibid., letter to Maj.-Gen. Fred Anderson 18.11.44.

547. ”The B-29 project is important to me” ibid. ”The B-29 project is important to me” ibid.

548. ”Sir, it could ignite gas fumes” AI Leon Cobaugh. ”Sir, it could ignite gas fumes” AI Leon Cobaugh.

549. ”I had hoped to find brown-skinned” Brown, ”I had hoped to find brown-skinned” Brown, A B- A B-29 Pilot's Memories Pilot's Memories.

550. ”Leather began to get mouldy” Samuelson diary, B-29 website h P. Werrell, ”We're all of us poor soldiers” Quoted Kenneth P. Werrell, Blankets of Fire Blankets of Fire, Smithsonian 1996, p. 206.

554. ”I had a nice talk with Wray and Cutter” Samuelson diary, op. cit., B-29 website. ”I had a nice talk with Wray and Cutter” Samuelson diary, op. cit., B-29 website.

555. ”I became aware of the sky” Ben Robertson, ”I became aware of the sky” Ben Robertson, The Beginning of the End The Beginning of the End, privately published 2004, p. 112.

556. ”In our situation, it was pretty much” ibid., p. 102. ”In our situation, it was pretty much” ibid., p. 102.

557. ”Maybe the road ahead” ibid., CL to Norstad 31.1.45. ”Maybe the road ahead” ibid., CL to Norstad 31.1.45.

558. ”Morale was terrible...Nothing worked” B-29 website. ”Morale was terrible...Nothing worked” B-29 website.

559. ”General LeMay has taken over” Quoted Werrell, op. cit., p. 140. ”General LeMay has taken over” Quoted Werrell, op. cit., p. 140.

560. ”As early as September 1944” William W. Ralph, op. cit., p. 503. ”As early as September 1944” William W. Ralph, op. cit., p. 503.

561. ”It is air power that this Country” Lt.-Gen. Barney Giles to Kenney 27.9.44, quoted Ralph, op. cit., p. 505. ”It is air power that this Country” Lt.-Gen. Barney Giles to Kenney 27.9.44, quoted Ralph, op. cit., p. 505.

562. ”To date the Twentieth” USAAF Maxwell AFB Research file 760.3171. ”To date the Twentieth” USAAF Maxwell AFB Research file 760.3171.

563. ”Whereas the adoption of nonvisual” Conrad C. Crane, ”Whereas the adoption of nonvisual” Conrad C. Crane, Bombs, Cities and Civilians Bombs, Cities and Civilians, Kansas University Press 1993, p. 76.

564. ”A sort of cold fear gripped the crews” 497BG History, p. 19. ”A sort of cold fear gripped the crews” 497BG History, p. 19.

565. ”There were a lot of unhappy campers” B-29 website. ”There were a lot of unhappy campers” B-29 website.

566. ”We might lose over three hundred aircraft” LeMay and Kantor, op. cit., p. 1. ”We might lose over three hundred aircraft” LeMay and Kantor, op. cit., p. 1.

567. ”The whole city of Tokyo” B-29 website. ”The whole city of Tokyo” B-29 website.

568. ”Arnold a.s.sured him mendaciously” Ralph, op. cit., p. 519. ”Arnold a.s.sured him mendaciously” Ralph, op. cit., p. 519.

569. ”blasted large cracks in the myth” ”blasted large cracks in the myth” Christian Century Christian Century, issue of 21.3.45.

570. ”through intensified bombing” ”through intensified bombing” Newsweek Newsweek, 2.7.45.

571. ”Most of my mail consisted of” s.h.i.+gemitsu memoirs, op. cit., p. 346. ”Most of my mail consisted of” s.h.i.+gemitsu memoirs, op. cit., p. 346.

572. ”the most frightful experience” ibid., p. 324. ”the most frightful experience” ibid., p. 324.

573. ”elements of the population” USNA RG457 Box 24 SRH074081. ”elements of the population” USNA RG457 Box 24 SRH074081.

574. ”After the war” AI Ando. ”After the war” AI Ando.

575. ”An unforgettable mission” B-29 website. ”An unforgettable mission” B-29 website.

576. ”Frequent bombings, particularly night attacks, have made a major impact” RUSSIAN ARKHIV 18. VELIKAYA OTECHESTVENNAYA No.7 (1), Moscow 1997, no. 294, p. 297; from the Review of Military Operations of the USAAF Against j.a.pan Compiled by the Intelligence Department of USSR Main Naval Headquarters ( June 1944March 1945). Source: ”Frequent bombings, particularly night attacks, have made a major impact” RUSSIAN ARKHIV 18. VELIKAYA OTECHESTVENNAYA No.7 (1), Moscow 1997, no. 294, p. 297; from the Review of Military Operations of the USAAF Against j.a.pan Compiled by the Intelligence Department of USSR Main Naval Headquarters ( June 1944March 1945). Source: TsVMAF. TsVMAF. 2 2 Op. Op. 1 1 D. D.1019. L. L.3049, 31320.

577. ”It was easy to see that the Nip pilots” Samuelson diary, op. cit., B-29 website. ”It was easy to see that the Nip pilots” Samuelson diary, op. cit., B-29 website.

578. ”Mess kits were banged” True personal narrative, loaned to the author. ”Mess kits were banged” True personal narrative, loaned to the author.