NHK General's "The Butterfly Effect" (Mondays at 10 PM) will air "General LeMay: The Man Called 'The Devil'" on Getsuku. Curtis LeMay, the commander of the Tokyo air raids that claimed 100,000 lives 81 years ago on March 10th, later became a hero and rose to the top of the U.S. Air Force. The program will explore what LeMay left behind for the world.
Curtis LeMay propelled the U.S. Air Force to become the world's most powerful. He was known by many nicknames, including "LeMay the Killer," "Iron Butt," and "The Devil." During the Pacific War, he killed 260,000 people with indiscriminate bombing of Japanese cities, and in the Korean War and the Cuban Missile Crisis, LeMay strongly advocated for the use of nuclear weapons. He believed in total destruction to crush the enemy's will to fight and end the conflict quickly. LeMay's philosophy remains at the core of U.S. military operations even today. This program traces the life of General LeMay, who championed "peace through strength." Narrated by announcer Yoji Itoi.
