2020 - December - 1945: Operation Downfall and/or The Atomic Bombs

[David]

Gary wrote: "'Aussie Rick' wrote: "Hi Gary, the most recent book on the USS Indianapolis is this title:

[bookcover:Indianapolis: The True Story of the Worst Sea Disaster in U.S. Naval History and the Fifty-Yea..."

thanks Gary and Rick. It really is an extraordinary story - i wrote a short version myself in a book called Lost at Sea .... https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lost-Sea-sto...

[Graeme]

Gregg wrote: "From To Hell and Back: The Last Train from Hiroshima, the end of the chapter 2 titled "Gojira's Egg."

**Warning** The following is a graphic description from a Hiroshima survivor ..."

....and LeMay wanted to drop nukes on Vietnam in the 1960s???

[Colin]

Matt wrote: "Afternoon all. On the Apple podcast store the historian Kevin Ruane has a good episode on History Hit WW2. It is a very brief overview of the Bomb and the end of World War Two. If your knowledge is..."

My next forthcoming book, "Above the Reich" (Penguin/Random House) has as one of its chapters, a full interview with Curtis LeMay. His perspectives on McNamara are entertaining to say the least. Spoiler alert, LeMay was no fan. Covers LeMay's firebombing campaign, his thoughts on the atomic bombs, his perceptions of Paul Tibbetts (whom I also knew and interviewed), and his perceptions on the presidents he served under and knew, such as FDR, Truman, Eisenhower, JFK and LBJ.

[Marilyn]

Who was the fighter pilot who fought for fighter jets being the main offensive/defensive tool of the US military versus LeMay’s Bombers?

[Colin]

Robin Olds was a proponent of fighters over bombers during the Cold War. John C. Meyer also.

[Marilyn]

Thank you very much for your answer. 😊