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On the night of March 9-10, 1945, Tokyo endured the deadliest air raid in human history. Over 334 American B-29 bombers unleashed a torrent of incendiaries, reducing 16 square miles of the city to ashes and killing an estimated 100,000 civilians. This episode explores why the Tokyo firebombing was so devastating, from the tactics and technology used to the vulnerability of the city's wooden structures. We also examine how Japan's leadership reacted to the destruction of their capital, balancing denial, propaganda, and desperate measures as the war closed in. Witness the human cost, the strategic calculations, and the pivotal decisions that shaped Japan's fate in 1945.

Sources:
Richard B. Frank, Downfall: The End of the Imperial Japanese Empire
Kenneth P. Werrell, Blankets of Fire: U.S. Bombers over Japan during World War II
John W. Dower, Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II
Edward M. Young, B-29 Superfortress Units of World War 2

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