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The Bombing War: Europe, 1939–1945

Richard Overy

The use of massive fleets of bombers to kill and terrorize civilians was an aspect of the Second World War which continues to challenge the idea that Allies specifically fought a 'moral' war. For Britain, bombing became perhaps its principal contribution to the fighting as, night after night, exceptionally brave men flew over occupied Europe destroying its cities.

War & MilitaryWar & Military · high confidenceWar & Military81 signalsLlm Classifier: War & Military -> War & MilitaryOpen Library: World war, 1939-1945, aerial operations -> War & MilitaryOpen Library: World War, 1939-1945 -> War & MilitaryWorld War IIWar & Military StrategyWorld War I

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Cundill History PrizeMajor2014FinalistSecondary source
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  1. 01 Central figures

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

  2. 02 Central places

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

    These suggestions did not meet the normal display threshold and are more likely to be wrong.

    • Europe62%

  3. 03 Suggested argument

    Allied bomber campaigns—especially for Britain—challenge the idea that the Allies fought a 'moral' war, since they involved massive attacks intended to kill and terrorize civilians.

    Model confidence 66%

  4. 04 Reading orientation

    38 / 100 academic

    Serious trade

    An estimate of intended readership and scholarly apparatus—not quality or importance.

Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 72%.