03137nam 2200709 450 991081669440332120230213211522.01-280-52355-797866105235590-19-534526-6(CKB)1000000000406045(EBL)4700872(SSID)ssj0000313369(PQKBManifestationID)12131712(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000313369(PQKBWorkID)10353656(PQKB)10994172(MiAaPQ)EBC4700872(MiAaPQ)EBC4964485(Au-PeEL)EBL4700872(CaPaEBR)ebr11272990(OCoLC)821692129(Au-PeEL)EBL4964485(CaONFJC)MIL52355(OCoLC)1027141616(EXLCZ)99100000000040604520161011h19851985 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrWings of judgment American bombing in World War II /Ronald SchafferNew EdNew York, New York ;Oxford, [England] :Oxford University Press,1985.©19851 online resource (287 p.)Includes index.0-19-503629-8 0-19-505640-X 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; FGH; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; ZWorld 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.World War, 1939-1945Aerial operations, AmericanBombing, AerialWorld War, 1939-1945Moral and ethical aspectsWorld War, 1939-1945Psychological aspectsStrategyWorld War, 1939-1945Aerial operations, American.Bombing, Aerial.World War, 1939-1945Moral and ethical aspects.World War, 1939-1945Psychological aspects.Strategy.940.544973Schaffer Ronald779960MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910816694403321Wings of judgment3971474UNINA