LEADER 03137nam 2200709 450 001 9910816694403321 005 20230213211522.0 010 $a1-280-52355-7 010 $a9786610523559 010 $a0-19-534526-6 035 $a(CKB)1000000000406045 035 $a(EBL)4700872 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000313369 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12131712 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000313369 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10353656 035 $a(PQKB)10994172 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4700872 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4964485 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4700872 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11272990 035 $a(OCoLC)821692129 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4964485 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL52355 035 $a(OCoLC)1027141616 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000406045 100 $a20161011h19851985 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aWings of judgment $eAmerican bombing in World War II /$fRonald Schaffer 205 $aNew Ed 210 1$aNew York, New York ;$aOxford, [England] :$cOxford University Press,$d1985. 210 4$dİ1985 215 $a1 online resource (287 p.) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a0-19-503629-8 311 $a0-19-505640-X 327 $aContents; 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; F 327 $aGH; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z 330 $aWorld 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. 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xAerial operations, American 606 $aBombing, Aerial 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xMoral and ethical aspects 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xPsychological aspects 606 $aStrategy 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945$xAerial operations, American. 615 0$aBombing, Aerial. 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945$xMoral and ethical aspects. 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945$xPsychological aspects. 615 0$aStrategy. 676 $a940.544973 700 $aSchaffer$b Ronald$0779960 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910816694403321 996 $aWings of judgment$93971474 997 $aUNINA