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The bomber mafia : a tale of innovation and obsession / Malcolm Gladwell.
By: Gladwell, Malcolm.
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BookPublisher: London : Penguin Books, 2022Description: Paperback illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm.ISBN: 9780141998374 (pbk.) :; 0141998377 (pbk.) :.Subject(s): Aeronautics, Military -- History | Precision bombing -- History | Strategy | World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations | Warfare and Defence | Warfare and Defence | Second World War | Warfare & defence | History of engineering & technology | Popular psychologyDDC classification: 358.41 Summary: Here is a riveting tale of persistence, innovation, and the incalculable wages of war. Most military thinkers in the years leading up to World War II saw the airplane as an afterthought. But a small band of idealistic strategists had a different view. This 'Bomber Mafia' asked: What if precision bombing could, just by taking out critical choke points - industrial or transportation hubs - cripple the enemy and make war far less lethal? In 'The Bomber Mafia', Gladwell delves deep into questions of how technology and best intentions collide in the heat of war.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Here is a riveting tale of persistence, innovation, and the incalculable wages of war. Most military thinkers in the years leading up to World War II saw the airplane as an afterthought. But a small band of idealistic strategists had a different view. This 'Bomber Mafia' asked: What if precision bombing could, just by taking out critical choke points - industrial or transportation hubs - cripple the enemy and make war far less lethal? In 'The Bomber Mafia', Gladwell delves deep into questions of how technology and best intentions collide in the heat of war.