James M. Scott Books in Order

James M. Scott reconstructs Israel's 1967 attack on the USS Liberty through survivor interviews, officials' accounts, and declassified records. He examines the assault, disputed explanations, and the political decisions that shaped the American response to its casualties.

Following the submarines Silversides, Drum, and Tang, James M. Scott recounts the American undersea campaign against Japan. Veterans' accounts and personal records reveal the crews' dangers, camaraderie, losses, and the impact of their attacks on wartime supply lines.

James M. Scott recounts Jimmy Doolittle's 1942 bombing raid on Japan, tracing its planning, execution, and aftermath. The account connects American morale and military consequences with the devastating reprisals suffered by Chinese civilians after the airmen's escape.

James M. Scott reconstructs the 1945 battle for Manila, where MacArthur's liberation plans collided with determined Japanese resistance. Survivor testimony and military records illuminate the city's destruction and the atrocities inflicted on civilians during the fighting.

James M. Scott examines the 1945 firebombing of Tokyo, tracing the aircraft, bases, and strategic decisions behind it. American aircrew accounts and Japanese survivor testimony reveal the operation's human consequences and its place in the escalation toward atomic warfare.

Targeted recounts the 1983 bombings that devastated the American embassy and Marine barracks in Beirut, tracing how the attacks were planned, how survivors endured them, and how those explosions reshaped U.S. strategy in the Middle East for decades to come.

James M. Scott explores the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki through survivor accounts, Japanese sources, and wartime decision-making. The narrative connects Truman, Hirohito, and the Manhattan Project with the moral dilemmas surrounding total war and Japan's surrender.