The Japanese let loose roughly 9,300 balloon bombs during World War II. (U.S. Navy) During World War II, balloons became one of the most feared weapons of the day. Yes, balloons. Although they’re used ...
In the first half of 1945, the Japanese press began spreading some astonishing messages: their bombings had set North ...
Editor’s note: Brendan Riley’s Solano Chronicles appears in every other Sunday’s print edition of the Times-Herald. Concrete bomb shelters on the Navy’s former Mare Island shipyard provide rock-solid ...