Tag: Langdon Warner

Langdon Warner and Kyoto: Error or Deception? (pt. 2)

The second part of Joseph Cronin's piece on Harvard lecturer Langdon Warner, who for many years was believed to have saved Kyoto from heavy bombing in 1945.

Langdon Warner and Kyoto: Error or Deception? (pt. 1)

For many years it was widely believed in Japan that Kyoto was spared heavy bombing in 1945 due to the efforts of one man, the Harvard University lecturer Langdon Warner. Joseph Cronin explains what happened.