One Hundred Million to Smash to Pieces

Under the unceasing bombardment of the B-29 Bombers, 27,000 tons of incendiary bombs—540,000 in total—were dropped over the course of more than an hour, setting every part of Tokyo ablaze. Under the surging flames, even the sky was dyed the color of the evening glow. Even from far away, one could clearly see the sky here reddened by the fire. The fire in Tokyo burned for a full ten days before it gradually began to die down.