Black Snow: Curtis LeMay, the Firebombing of Tokyo, and the Road to the Atomic Bomb by James M. Scott, James M. Scott

4.13 AVERAGE

erika023's review

1.25
informative slow-paced
I’ve never seen such a one dimensional, western focused book. What even was the point of telling this story… like if you want to show the perspective of the Air Force, sure but is it so much to ask for to have a lil nuance god

rsallon's review

5.0
tense medium-paced

darinbu's review

4.0
informative medium-paced

jkennedy9472's review

4.75
Scott does a brilliant job of describing the Firebombing of Tokyo. From Japanese build up to being the leader of the Asian world by any means possible to the US's unfaltering pummeling of Japan. James Scott takes us on a journey how a man like LeMay, the technology of napalm and the BOMB mixed to provide such a one-sided violent ending. Again, brilliant!!

seariver's review

4.5
dark emotional informative sad medium-paced
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anj_t's review

4.0
emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

jeffreybr's review

5.0
emotional informative medium-paced

library_dreamer's review

4.0
challenging dark informative tense slow-paced
This book was truly horrifying. It reinforces the idea that humans are awful to each other. I really appreciated the detailed storytelling of this time period, but it isn't something to be entered into lightly. 

Thank you to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for the eARC in exchange for my honest review.