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A History of Bombing
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Sven Lindqvist's 'A History of Bombing' traces the development and use of bombing as a weapon from pre-modern explosives through colonial policing and the two world wars to contemporary conflicts.
Lindqvist analyzes how bombing techniques evolved alongside imperial ambitions and technological change, highlighting the recurring logic of terrorizing civilian populations to control or demoralize opponents.
The book combines historical case studies with moral critique, exposing how Western powers normalized indiscriminate air power in colonies and major wars.
His work argues that bombing civilians has been central, not peripheral, to modern military strategy and draws connections between past practices and current aerial warfare.
The book is influential for scholars and journalists studying the ethics, legality, and human costs of strategic and area bombing.
Lindqvist analyzes how bombing techniques evolved alongside imperial ambitions and technological change, highlighting the recurring logic of terrorizing civilian populations to control or demoralize opponents.
The book combines historical case studies with moral critique, exposing how Western powers normalized indiscriminate air power in colonies and major wars.
His work argues that bombing civilians has been central, not peripheral, to modern military strategy and draws connections between past practices and current aerial warfare.
The book is influential for scholars and journalists studying the ethics, legality, and human costs of strategic and area bombing.
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Why is bombing civilians still a military tactic?
