Wings of Judgment : American Bombing in World War II.

A disturbing and perceptive study of the strategy, outcome, and choices behind the American bombing policies of World War II. The author analyses the explanations and moral arguments used by America's military leaders to justify the attacks on Dresden, Berlin, and Hiroshima.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford University Press, USA 1988.
Temas:
United States. > Army Air Forces > History > World War, 1939-1945.
United States. > Army Air Forces
1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, American.
Bombing, Aerial.
World War, 1939-1945 > Moral and ethical aspects.
World War, 1939-1945 > Psychological aspects.
Strategy.
Bombardement aérien.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Aspect moral.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Aspect psychologique.
Stratégie.
HISTORY > Europe > Western.
Bombing, Aerial
Ethics
Military operations, Aerial > American
Psychological aspects
Strategy
Luftangriff
Luftkrieg
Weltkrieg > 1939-1945
Bombardementen.
Tweede Wereldoorlog.
Deutschland
Japan
USA
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction; 1. Leaders of the American Air War; 2. American Air War Doctrine and the Bombing of Civilians; 3. American Air Operations in Europe: Occupied Countries and Axis Satellites; 4. The Bombing of Germany: Early Operations; 5. The Bombing of Germany: Transition to Douhetian Warfare; 6. The Bombing of Japan: Preparing for the Fire Raids; 7. The Bombing of Japan: From Tokyo to Nagasaki; 8. The Bombing of Japan: American Perceptions of the Moral Issue; 9. Reactions to the Moral Issue: Accounting for the Variations; 10. Epilogue; Notes; Essay on Sources; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F.
  • GH; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z.

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