PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 days agoRemains of Osaka after a night of American terror bombing, Japan, WW2, 1945lemmy.worldimagemessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up1129arrow-down15
arrow-up1124arrow-down1imageRemains of Osaka after a night of American terror bombing, Japan, WW2, 1945lemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.worldM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 days agomessage-square12fedilink
minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·edit-216 days ago Japan had a lot more wood-only city buildings back then Wood, and worse, paper. The US made mock-ups of civilian Japanese buildings when we were testing napalm for use in the terror firebombings of 1945. It was… very effective against the mock-ups.
Wood, and worse, paper. The US made mock-ups of civilian Japanese buildings when we were testing napalm for use in the terror firebombings of 1945. It was… very effective against the mock-ups.