The story of the deadly U.S. firebombing of Tokyo on 9 March 1945.

B-29 over Japan -- The B-29s -- Japan's defenses -- The attack plan -- Mission no. 40 -- Tokyo, March 9, 1945 -- Bombs in the night -- The long night -- Tokyo aflame -- Tokyo aftermath -- Nagoya -- Results --Osaka -- Kobe -- Kobe aftermath -- Nagoya revisted -- Trouble comes -- Tokyo again -- Kobe rerun -- Refinements -- Crescendo.