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“When I Made Balloon Bombs ”

"When I Made Balloon Bombs" is a personal account by Takamizawa Sachiko who was a child during World War II in Japan. She describes how she made balloon bombs at her public school in Japan during World War II. These balloons were designed to float across the Pacific Ocean and land on the U.S. mainland. Although a few of these bombs made their destination, they were very ineffective and did minimal damage in the U.S. This account is published in "Senso: The Japanese Remember the Pacific War" which is a collections of letters sent to the "Asahi Newspaper" between 1986 and 1987 that describe the homefront experiences of Japanese civilians.

Frank Gibney, Ed., and Beth Cary, trans., "Senso: The Japanese Remember the Pacific War: Letters to the Editor of the Asahi Shimbun" (Amonk: M.E. Sharpe, 2007) 206-207.

2007

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