Killing the Rising Sun

Were members of the winning side, such as those that authorized the conventional bombings of Japan, guilty of war crimes?

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General Curtis LeMay, who ordered the fire bombings of Japan, expected to be prosecuted for war crimes if the U.S. lost the war. Are certain actions war crimes regardless of whether the victor or the loser carry them out? If so, would the A-bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki count?