Terror from the sky : the bombing of German cities in World War II / edited by Igor Primoratz.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Primoratz, Igor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations.

World War, 1939-1945.

Bombing, Aerial--Germany--History--20th century.

Bombing, Aerial.

World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Germany.

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

Terrorism--History--20th century.

Terrorism.

Germany--History--1933-1945.

Germany.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (248 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Berghahn Books, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this first interdisciplinary study of this contentious subject, leading experts in politics, history, and philosophy examine the complex aspects of the terror bombing of German cities during World War II. The contributors address the decision to embark on the bombing campaign, the moral issues raised by the bombing, and the main stages of the campaign and its effects on German civilians as well as on Germany's war effort. The book places the bombing campaign within the context of the history of air warfare, presenting the bombing as the first stage of the particular type of state terrorism

Contents:

The bombing

The bombing campaign : the RAF / Stephen A. Garrett

The bombing campaign : the USAAF / Douglas P. Lackey

Under the bombs / Earl R. Beck

Firestorm / Martin Middlebrook

The moral issues.

Can the bombing be morally justified? / Igor Primoratz

Four types of mass murderer : Stalin, Hitler, Churchill, Truman / Douglas P. Lackey

Was it genocidal? / Eric Markusen and David Kopf

The debates.

The British debate / Mark Connelly

The German debate / Lothar Kettenacker.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-234) and index.

ISBN:

1-80758-217-5

1-84545-844-3

OCLC:

727649498