The Bomber Mafia
- Downloads
- 100+
- First published
- 2021
- Pages
- 188
About this book
Malcolm Gladwell’s 2021 book, “The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War,” delves into the story of the US Bomber Mafia during World War II. This group championed the idea of precision aerial bombing as a war-winning strategy. The narrative traces the journey of Major General Haywood S. Hansell and the evolution of a strategy for high-altitude precision aerial bombardment during the war. However, due to challenges in implementing this strategy, Major General Hansell was replaced by Major General Curtis LeMay. LeMay introduced tactical shifts such as targeting Japanese population centers with napalm to expedite Japan’s surrender.
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Book facts
- Author
- Malcolm Gladwell
- First published
- 2021
- Reading time
- About 4 hours
- Pages
- 188
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Military History
- Formats
- PDF, EPUB, MOBI, Read online