Among the Dead Cities : The History and Moral Legacy of the WWII Bombing of Civilians in Germany and Japan (Paperback)

from thomasn528

A scrupulous and ultimately devastating indictment of the British RAF bombing campaign in Europe and the USAAF one in Japan during World War II. These so-called "area" or (at least in Grayling's book) "strategic" bombing campaigns had the purpose of creating maximum deaths among citizens of the e...

from Sullywriter

Thoughtfully articulated and cogently argued.

from thomasn528

A scrupulous and ultimately devastating indictment of the British RAF bombing campaign in Europe and the USAAF one in Japan during World War II. These so-called "area" or (at least in Grayling's book) "strategic" bombing campaigns had the purpose of creating maximum deaths among citizens of the e...

from Sullywriter

Thoughtfully articulated and cogently argued.

from TJ_Petrowski

A real disappointment from a historical perspective. Although I agree with the author's conclusions that the firebombing of German cities and the atomic bombing of Japanese cities were not unjustified and criminal, his analysis is extremely burdensome and convoluted. As an Oxford professor of phi...