[Homer_J_Simpson]

Free Republic University, Department of History presents World War II Plus 70 Years: Seminar and Discussion Forum
First session: September 1, 2009. Last date to add: September 2, 2015.
Reading assignment: New York Times articles and the occasional radio broadcast delivered daily to students on the 70th anniversary of original publication date. (Previously posted articles can be found by searching on keyword “realtime” Or view Homer’s posting history .)
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[Homer_J_Simpson]

Selections from West Point Atlas for the Second World War
Luzon, P.I., 1941: Final Operations on Luzon, 3 February-20 July 1945
China, 1941: Operation Ichigo, 1945 and Final Operations in the War

[chajin]

More on Shimizu, since the article today talked about how the smoke from the bombings rose 20,000 ft, and how the targets were aluminum plants:

As one may have noticed while considering the bombings in '44 and '45 on the main islands, whatever was bombed was often rebuilt in place after the war. If it was an oil refinery, an oil refinery was rebuilt; if it was an aluminum plant, an aluminum plant was rebuilt. Here is a list of the major aluminum companies in Japan today; a quick glance at the list will show that their main offices tend to be in Tokyo, Osaka, and...Shimizu. Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose