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James M. Scott

James M. Scott is the author of "Black Snow: Curtis LeMay, the Firebombing of Tokyo, and the Road to the Atomic Bomb," just published by W.W. Norton.

Tokyo residents who lost their homes as a result of the U.S. bombings, March 10, 1945. The Operation Meetinghouse air raid of 9-10 March 1945 was later estimated to be the single most destructive bombing raid in history. (Galerie Bilderwelt/Getty Images)

When we criticize Russia’s war crimes in Ukraine, we should remember the bombing of Tokyo

James M. Scott
Amid the fighting for the Walled City, MacArthur returns to the ruins of his home atop the once-luxurious Manila Hotel on February 23, 1945. (National Archives)

“Keep the flag flying”: Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s escape from the Philippines, 1942

James M. Scott
A small boat rescues a USS West Virginia crew member from the water after the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on Dec. 7, 1941. (AP)

“I will go down in disgrace”: Franklin Roosevelt’s Pearl Harbor nightmare

James M. Scott