MatthewOutland wrote:
>>Contrary to what one might think today, just about every major (and even
>>bum-f**ked in the case of Gifu) city outside of Kyoto was pretty much
>>flattened by bombing.
> 
> Thats a load of crap.  Although many cities were bombed, tokyo is
> really the only city that can be said to have been "burned down",
> having 56 percent of the city devastated.  (unless, of course, you
> count hiroshima and nagasaki)

Nope. The (then) US Army Air Force bombing surveys specifically listed 
several cities with higher rates of estimated destruction due to M69 
incendiaries than Tokyo. A good academic library will have copies of the 
survey (you might in some cases need to access microfiche, though these 
days I'd imagine most records would have been digitalized), if you are 
interested, read it.

> Japanese tell you every city was bombed just so they can justify there
> stupid pseudo-american antics.  No one said you had to rebuild a burnt
> down sushi restaurant with a french cafe.

Wouldn't building a French cafe make it a stupid pseudo-french antic?




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