Richard Overy

Richard Overy is a historian who has written and edited more than 30 books, including Rain of Ruin: Tokyo, Hiroshima, and the Surrender of Japan. He is an honorary professor of history at the University of Exeter. His book Blood and Ruins: The Last Imperial War won the Society of Military History’s Distinguished Book Award for 2023.

Articles by Richard Overy
An aerial view shows the leveling of whole city blocks in Tokyo after U.S. incendiary bombing raids in 1945.
An aerial view shows the leveling of whole city blocks in Tokyo after U.S. incendiary bombing raids in 1945.

The Forgotten Bombing

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