Firebombing Tokyo: A Prelude to Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Join Ryan Clauser, Adjunct Professor of History at DeSales University, for an in-depth examination of the firebombing of Tokyo, one of the most devastating aerial bombardments of World War II. This program will explore the planning, execution, and aftermath of the March 1945 attack, as well as its role in shaping the course of the war and the events that followed, including the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Discover the profound human and historical impact of this pivotal moment in World War II. Registration encouraged.

Ryan Clauser is a graduate of East Stroudsburg University. Prof. Clauser’s work largely focuses on public history and airpower of the World Wars and has been featured in Flight Journal, From Balloons to Drones, and the American Aviation Historical Society Journal, he also presented his research at the Society for Military History Conference. Ryan has worked with Reda Productions where he wrote their series Battlefield 101 and served as a Historical and Story Consultant and Producer for the Disney/NatGeo documentaries Heroes of the Sky: The Mighty 8th Air Force and Forgotten Front: Invasion Italy.