Targets in Japan for U.S. Bombers
- Title:
- Targets in Japan for U.S. Bombers
- Alternate Title:
- Targets in Japan for U.S. Bombers
- Collection:
- Persuasive Maps: PJ Mode Collection
- Creator:
- Philadelphia Inquirer
- Date:
- 1942
- Posted Date:
- 2017-04-14
- ID Number:
- 2263.02
- Collection Number:
- 8548
- File Name:
- PJM_2263_02.jpg
- Style/Period:
- 1940 - 1959
- Subject:
- World War II
Pictorial - Measurement:
- 29 x 25 on page 35 x 28 (centimeters, height x width)
- Notes:
- This map is from a War Atlas published by the Philadelphia Inquirer weeks after Pearl Harbor, reflecting and supporting the mood of the country. "When U.S. bombs start falling on Japan, they will find clusters of targets vital to the enemy's war effort." These targets, colored bright red, do indeed fill the landscape of the Japanese homeland, labeled Industry, Munitions, Ship Yards, etc. In fact, the U.S. was more than a year away from even the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo, which boosted American morale but had virtually no impact on the Japanese war effort. U.S. bombs did not start "falling on Japan" in a meaningful way until June 1944, when it first became possible to undertake serious strategic bombing.
For further information on the Collector’s Notes and a Feedback/Contact Link, see https://persuasivemaps.library.cornell.edu/content/about-collection-personal-statement and https://persuasivemaps.library.cornell.edu/content/feedback-and-contact - Source:
- Philadelphia Inquirer, February 13, 1942, p. 3.
- Cite As:
- P.J. Mode collection of persuasive cartography, #8548. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
- Repository:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Archival Collection:
- P.J. Mode collection of persuasive cartography
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- For important information about copyright and use, see http://persuasivemaps.library.cornell.edu/copyright.