Strategic bombardment was designed to neutralize the enemy industrial capacity as well as destroy civilian morale from the air as a prelude to rapid victory on the ground. This discussion covered the origins of the strategic bombing concept in WWI, the interwar development of technology and doctrine and finally, the often terrifying reality of sustained raids deep into enemy territory from 1943-1945. Did they actually do as promised, and at what cost?
2 сен 2015
