Wings of judgment : American bombing in World War II / Ronald Schaffer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schaffer, Ronald, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Army Air Forces--History--World War, 1939-1945.

United States.

World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American.

World War, 1939-1945.

Bombing, Aerial.

World War, 1939-1945--Moral and ethical aspects.

World War, 1939-1945--Psychological aspects.

Strategy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (287 p.)

Edition:

New Ed

Place of Publication:

New York, New York ; Oxford, [England] : Oxford University Press, 1985.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

World War II--""the good war""--is here viewed from a new angle, one that sheds fresh light on how major decisions were reached. More than just a book on the strategy and outcome of American bombing in World War II, Wings of Judgement tells about choices in war, decisions that determined whether thousands of people lived or died and whether famous cities and great monuments survived or were destroyed.

Contents:

Contents; 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

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

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ISBN:

1-280-52355-7

9786610523559

0-19-534526-6

OCLC:

821692129