14. Curtis LeMay
Curtis LeMay was the principal architect behind the U.S. strategic bombing campaign against Japan during World War II. His decision to employ firebombing raids on Japanese cities caused unprecedented civilian casualties and devastation. LeMay’s relentless air assaults set the stage for the war’s devastating climax with the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. His legacy is inseparable from the immense human toll his strategies imposed.
