The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, A Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War

In this historical narrative, Malcolm Gladwell skillfully intertwines the stories of a Dutch genius and his homemade computer, a group of brothers in central Alabama, a British psychopath, and pyromaniacal chemists at Harvard to explore one of the most significant moral dilemmas in modern American history. During the years leading up to World War II, most military thinkers viewed the airplane as an afterthought. However, a group of idealistic strategists, known as the “Bomber Mafia,” posed a thought-provoking question: What if precision bombing could cripple the enemy and make war far less lethal. This book is a riveting narrative that delves into the persistence, innovation, and the incalculable consequences of war.

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