[PDF.87ot] Bombs, Cities, and Civilians: American Airpower Strategy in World War II (Modern War Studies)

Bombs, Cities, and Civilians: American Airpower Strategy in World War II (Modern War Studies)

[PDF.zu62] Bombs, Cities, and Civilians: American Airpower Strategy in World War II (Modern War Studies)

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 | #1441820 in Books |  University Press of Kansas |  1993-04-15 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  9.02 x.51 x5.98l,.77 | File type: PDF | 222 pages

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||11 of 11 people found the following review helpful.| an informative account of the air war|By 1.|According to Crane, Allied air commanders in Europe prioritized accuracy while General LeMay valued the psychological aspects of delibrately targeting civilians. American commanders such as Spaatz advocated precision bombing even if it meant greater causalties. Crane writes that civilian causalties became more acceptable when the Ar| |"Crane raises two very important questions in this well-researched and finely argued study‐why did discussions on the atomic-bomb policy in 1944–1945 not focus on whether or not to use it, and second, to what extent can moral restraints be effective

As the might and capabilities of American airpower have grown during the last sixty years, so has the controversy about its use in the intentional and indiscriminate wartime bombardment of civilians.

In Bombs, Cities, and Civilians, Conrad Crane maintains that, for the most part, American airmen in World War II remained committed to precision bombing doctrine. Instead of attacking densely populated urban areas simply to erode civilian morale, Army Air Force...

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