Warning leaflets distributed to Japanese civilians : Leaflet 1945.

Format:

Book

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Summary:

Description: Two leaflets in Japanese with picture of five B-29s with tail ID "Z?" from the 500th Bomb Group stationed at Isley Field on Saipan. These leaflets were dropped toward the end of the war on Japanese cities prior to bombing. Very similar to the Lemay Bombing Leaflet G2-10-201. Translation: "ATTENTION JAPANESE PEOPLE In the next few days the military installations in some or all of the cities named on the photograph will be destroyed by American bombs. These cities contain military installations and workshops or factories which produce military goods. The American Air Force, which does not wish to injure innocent people, now gives you warning to evacuate the cities named and save your lives. America is not fighting the Japanese people, but is fighting the military clique which has enslaved the Japanese people. The peace which America will bring will free the people from the oppression of the military clique and mean the emergence of a new and better Japan. You can restore peace by demanding new and good leaders who will end the war. We cannot promise that only these cities will be among those attacked, but some or all will be, so heed this warning and evacuate these cities immediately." Japan.

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Description based on online resource (viewed on June 12, 2019).