Bombs, Cities, and Civilians: American Airpower Strategy in World War II

by Conrad C. Crane

Book Overview

As the might and capabilities of American airpower have grown during the last 60 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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700605746
• ISBN13: 9780700605743
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.