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Ep 46: James M. Scott on Curtis LeMay in World War II

Ep 46: James M. Scott on Curtis LeMay in World War II

FromSchool of War


Ep 46: James M. Scott on Curtis LeMay in World War II

FromSchool of War

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Length:
55 minutes
Released:
Oct 25, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

James M. Scott, author of Black Snow: Curtis LeMay, the Firebombing of Tokyo and the Road to the Atomic Bomb, joins the show to talk about the World War II career of one of the most important and controversial American generals of the 20th Century, Curtis LeMay, and his leadership of the strategic bombing campaign in the Pacific.  
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Times 

• 02:00 Introduction
• 03:02 Teaching In Japan
• 06:27 Lemay, Tireless Worker
• 09:47 Bomber Vs Fighter 
• 11:43 Europe, B-17, and B-29 
• 19:54 Hansel & O’Donnell
• 30:00 LeMay Takes Over 
• 32:37 From Dresden To Tokyo
• 35:10 On His Own Authority
• 40:26 “We’ll Be Tried As War Criminals”
• 43:07 Firestorm
• 49:06 What Brought Peace?
Released:
Oct 25, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

This podcast seeks to learn what war teaches. There’s a steady decline in the study of military history and its associated theoretical discipline, strategy. Avoiding the knowledge of war is dangerous. This podcast solves that problem by diving into military and diplomatic history.  We study strategy, and the words and deeds of significant battlefield commanders, diplomats, strategists, policymakers, and statesmen who have trained directly in the school of war.   This podcast is primarily an interview show. The subject of any given episode may be the story of an historical battle, campaign, or conflict; the conduct of policy in the course of a major international competition; the work of a famous strategist; the nature of a famous weapon; the legacy of an important military commander or political leader in wartime.