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A History of Bombing (Paperback)(English / Swedish)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for A History of BombingOn November 1, 1911, over the North African oasis Tagiura, Lieutenant Giulio Cavotti leaned out of the cockpit of his primitive aircraft and dropped a Haasen hand grenade. Thus began one of the most devastating military tactics of the twentieth century: aerial bombing. With this point of entry, Sven Lindqvist, the author of the highly acclaimed "Exterminate All the Brutes, " presents a cleverly co...
Full description- Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
- Published: 01 May 2003
- Format: Paperback 207 pages
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- Categories: Society & Culture: General | Sociology | Politics & Government | 20th Century History: C 1900 To C 2000 | Military History
- ISBN 13: 9781565848160 ISBN 10: 1565848160
- Sales rank: 361,920
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Full description for A History of Bombing
On November 1, 1911, over the North African oasis Tagiura, Lieutenant Giulio Cavotti leaned out of the cockpit of his primitive aircraft and dropped a Haasen hand grenade. Thus began one of the most devastating military tactics of the twentieth century: aerial bombing. With this point of entry, Sven Lindqvist, the author of the highly acclaimed "Exterminate All the Brutes, " presents a cleverly constructed and innovative history, Now available in paperback, A History of Bombing tells the fascinating stories behind the development of air power, bombs, and the laws of war and international justice, demonstrating how the practices of the two world wars were born from colonial warfare.
