When Pop History Bombs: A Response to Malcolm Gladwell’s Love Letter to American Air Power
A grossly simplified view of the United States bombing campaign over Japan in World War II favors dramatic personalities over the reality.
Cary Karacas is associate professor of geography at CUNY-College of Staten Island and The Graduate Center. With David Fedman, he maintains JapanAirRaids.org, a bilingual digital archive dedicated to the dissemination of information about the strategic bombing of Japan during World War II.
A grossly simplified view of the United States bombing campaign over Japan in World War II favors dramatic personalities over the reality.