Fu-Go 風船爆弾: the Curious History of Japan’s Balloon Bomb Attack on America
Fu-Go: The Curious History of Japan’s Balloon Bomb Attack On America by Ross Coen (front cover)
The fire bombing of Japan by the United States is an epic event in the annals of World War II. Though the fire bombing of the U.S. by Japan is most often dismissed almost anecdotally. This is a mistake if done, however. A mistake since it dismisses the sociology Japan experienced as it was increasingly isolated from trade during the war’s progression. A mistake to not recognize the inspired engineering of these non-piloted balloons to carry and deliver a payload over a period of days (iterative increasing and decreasing envelope size had to be addressed
To understand America’s tumultuous present, we need to be honest about its history Author: Steve Haycox Published January 16
National Guard troops stand behind a fencing outside the U.S. Capitol on Capital Hill on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021, in Washington, D.C. The House of Representatives convened for a session to take up articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, nearly a week after an insurrectionist mob of pro-Trump supporters breached the security of the nation s capitol while Congress voted to certify the 2020 election results. (Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times/TNS)
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Print article Those of us of a certain age can remember, with a little effort, when America was different, when white male privilege, though it wasn’t called that, was taken for granted, when father knew best, when African Americans (then called Blacks or Negroes) were regarded as unredeemable except for a very few exceptions, like George Washington Carver. Indigenous Ame