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The Impact of Urban Evacuation in Japan during World War II

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 March 2025

Dylan J. Plung
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This essay provides insights into the circumstances and potential societal impact of more than 10 million evacuees who fled Japan's firebombed cities during World War II. Informed by interviews conducted by the United States Strategic Bombing Survey with Japanese citizens immediately after surrender, this analysis establishes a new vantage point from which to understand the complex social circumstances of Japan in the final months of the war.

Keywords

EvacuationevacueesWorld War IIfirebombingciviliansUnited States Strategic Bombing Survey (USSBS)social unresthome front
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Asia-Pacific Journal , Volume 19 , Issue 19 , October 2021 , e1
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