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[[Image:Lemay45.jpg|thumb|280px|''Time'' Aug. 13, 1945]]
[[Image:Lemay45.jpg|thumb|260px|''Time'' Aug. 13, 1945]]
'''Curtis Emerson LeMay''' (1906–1990) was a four-star general in the [[United States Air Force]] during and after [[World War II]]. He was in charge of the strategic bombing of Japan by the [[B-29]] in 1945, including the fire bombing of Tokyo and the atomic bombs. Although originally opposed to the use of the bombs, he agreed that they hastened the end of the war and saved millions of Japanese and American lives.
'''Curtis Emerson LeMay''' (1906–1990) was a four-star general in the [[United States Air Force]] during and after [[World War II]]. He was in charge of the strategic bombing of Japan by the [[B-29]] in 1945, including the fire bombing of Tokyo and the atomic bombs. Although originally opposed to the use of the bombs, he agreed that they hastened the end of the war and saved millions of Japanese and American lives.
* Tillman, Barrett. ''LeMay'' (Great Generals) (2009) [http://www.amazon.com/LeMay-Great-Generals-Barrett-Tillman/dp/0230613969/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1249593357&sr=1-2 excerpt and text search], good popular biography
* Tillman, Barrett. ''LeMay'' (Great Generals) (2009) [http://www.amazon.com/LeMay-Great-Generals-Barrett-Tillman/dp/0230613969/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1249593357&sr=1-2 excerpt and text search], good popular biography
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