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Literary notes about FIRESTORM (AI summary)

Literary usage of "firestorm" vividly illustrates both the physical intensity and chaotic force of an unfolding event. In one passage, it is compared to a snow-storm, emphasizing the swirling, relentless nature of its sparks as they ascend and descend [1]. The term is also applied to describe the aftermath of real-world incidents, as seen in the account of damaged vehicles that had been impounded long before the blaze erupted [2]. Moreover, when depicting military confrontations, "firestorm" conveys the overwhelming barrage and rapid escalation of artillery, which not only shaped the battlefield dynamics but also left deep impressions on the collective memory of soldiers [3][4].
  1. The sparks were plentiful in the area when I went up, but they were more so as I came down,—a perfect firestorm, after the manner of a snow-storm.
    — from San Francisco During the Eventful Days of April 1906 by James B. (James Burgess) Stetson
  2. Most of those cars damaged in the firestorm had been towed for parking infractions.
    — from Terminal Compromise by Winn Schwartau
  3. The official history of the 27th Infantry Division recounts sadly the reactions of its fellow regiments when the firestorm broke on the 105th.
    — from Breaching the Marianas: The Battle for Saipan by John C. Chapin
  4. Company A of the 1st Battalion, 5th Marines moved out warily, expecting the usual firestorm of Japanese artillery at any moment.
    — from The Final Campaign: Marines in the Victory on Okinawa by Joseph H. Alexander

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