A History Of Bombing
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A History Of Bombing
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Author : Sven Lindqvist
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
A History Of Bombing written by Sven Lindqvist and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with History categories.
On 1 November 1911, Lieutenant Cavarotti leaned out of the cockpit of his delicate aircraft, and, holding a Hassen handgrenade, began one of the most devastating military tactics of the 20th century: aerial bombing. A fascinating history of the development of air power, bombs, and the laws of war and international justice.
Governing From The Skies
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Author : Thomas Hippler
language : en
Publisher: Verso Books
Release Date : 2017-01-17
Governing From The Skies written by Thomas Hippler and has been published by Verso Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-17 with History categories.
The history of the war from the past one hundred years is a history of bombing “Tripoli, 1 November 1911: I decided that today I would try to drop bombs from the aeroplane … if I succeed I shall be happy to have been the first.” —Italian Lieutenant Giulio Gavotti At its inception, aerial bombardment was a weapon of empire deployed to subdue colonial populations. Soon, during the Second World War, civilians in Europe and Japan came into the bomber’s crosshairs, and ever since non-combatant targets have been at the heart of military strategy. It was a seismic shift in the relations of power: as the state justified the mass murder of civilians, individual combatants, flying high above their victims, were distanced from the act of killing as never before. The ascendance of drones as an instrument of military power is the latest stage in this cruel evolution, which has led to a perpetual low-intensity war on the global scene. As the technology enabling it spreads through the world, the borders of the conflict will grow in proportion. In this short and fascinating history of aerial warfare, Thomas Hippler brings together all the major themes of the past century: nationalism, democracy, totalitarianism, colonialism, globalization, the welfare state and its decline, and the rise of neoliberalism. Air power is the defining characteristic of modern warfare; as Hippler demonstrates, it is also ingrained in the nature of modern politics.
A History Of Strategic Bombing
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Author : Lee B. Kennett
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan Reference USA
Release Date : 1982-01-01
A History Of Strategic Bombing written by Lee B. Kennett and has been published by Macmillan Reference USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982-01-01 with Bombardement aérien - Histoire categories.
Bombing Civilians
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Author : Yuki Tanaka
language : en
Publisher: The New Press
Release Date : 2010-08-03
Bombing Civilians written by Yuki Tanaka and has been published by The New Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-08-03 with History categories.
Bombing Civilians examines a crucial question: why did military planning in the early twentieth century shift its focus from bombing military targets to bombing civilians? From the British bombing of Iraq in the early 1920s to the most recent policies in Kosovo, Afghanistan, Iraq, and Lebanon, Bombing Civilians analyzes in detail the history of indiscriminate bombing, examining the fundamental questions of how this theory justifying mass killing originated and why it was employed as a compelling military strategy for decades, both before and since the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
The Bomb
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Author : Gerard DeGroot
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2011-09-30
The Bomb written by Gerard DeGroot and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09-30 with History categories.
Before the Bomb, there were simply 'bombs', lower case. But it was the twentieth century, one hundred years of almost incredible scientific progress, that saw the birth of the Bomb, the human race's most powerful and most destructive discovery. In this magisterial and enthralling account, Gerard DeGroot gives us the life story of the Bomb, from its birth in the turn-of-the-century physics labs of Europe to a childhood in the New Mexico desert of the 1940s, from adolescence and early adulthood in Nagasaki and Bikini, Australia and Siberia to unsettling maturity in test sites and missile silos all over the globe. By turns horrific, awe-inspiring and blackly comic, The Bomb is never less than compelling.
Bomb Graphic Novel
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Author : Steve Sheinkin
language : en
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
Release Date : 2023-01-24
Bomb Graphic Novel written by Steve Sheinkin and has been published by Roaring Brook Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-01-24 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
A riveting graphic novel adaptation of the award-winning nonfiction book, Bomb—the fascinating and frightening true story of the creation behind the most destructive force that birthed the arms race and the Cold War. In December of 1938, a chemist in a German laboratory made a shocking discovery: When placed next to radioactive material, a Uranium atom split in two. That simple discovery launched a scientific race that spanned three continents. In Great Britain and the United States, Soviet spies worked their way into the scientific community; in Norway, a commando force slipped behind enemy lines to attack German heavy-water manufacturing; and deep in the desert, one brilliant group of scientists was hidden away at a remote site at Los Alamos. This is the story of the plotting, the risk-taking, the deceit, and genius that created the world's most formidable weapon. This is the story of the atomic bomb. New York Times bestselling author Steve Sheinkin's award-winning nonfiction book is now available reimagined in the graphic novel format. Full color illustrations from Nick Bertozzi are detailed and enriched with the nonfiction expertise Nick brings to the story as a beloved artist, comic book writer, and commercial illustrator who has written a couple of his own historical graphic novels, including Shackleton and Lewis & Clark. Accessible, gripping, and educational, this new edition of Bomb is perfect for young readers and adults alike. Praise for Bomb (2012): “This superb and exciting work of nonfiction would be a fine tonic for any jaded adolescent who thinks history is 'boring.' It's also an excellent primer for adult readers who may have forgotten, or never learned, the remarkable story of how nuclear weaponry was first imagined, invented and deployed—and of how an international arms race began well before there was such a thing as an atomic bomb.” —The Wall Street Journal “This is edge-of-the seat material that will resonate with YAs who clamor for true spy stories, and it will undoubtedly engross a cross-market audience of adults who dozed through the World War II unit in high school.” —The Bulletin (starred review) Also by Steve Sheinkin: Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War Born to Fly: The First Women's Air Race Across America The Notorious Benedict Arnold: A True Story of Adventure, Heroism & Treachery Which Way to the Wild West?: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About Westward Expansion King George: What Was His Problem?: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About the American Revolution Two Miserable Presidents: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About the Civil War
Bombing To Win
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Author : Robert A. Pape
language : en
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Release Date : 1996-04-18
Bombing To Win written by Robert A. Pape and has been published by Cornell University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-04-18 with History categories.
Can air bombardment break the morale of an enemy and force it to capitulate or does it strengthen the enemy's determination to resist? In the first major book since the Vietnam War on the theory and practice of airpower and its political effects, Robert A. Pape helps policy makers judge the purpose of various air strategies, and helps general readers understand the policy debates. Pape examines the air raids on Germany, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, and Iraq as well as those of Israel versus Egypt, providing details of bombing operations and governmental decision making. His detailed narratives of the strategic effectiveness of bombing range from the classical cases of World War II to an extraordinary reconstruction of airpower use in the Gulf War, based on recently declassified documents. Pape argues convincingly that airpower is no "magic bullet" nor a way to win inexpensively. His conclusions will provoke debate from the highest military circles to the armchair generals in academia and Congress and have ramifications for questions from defense budget cuts to international policy in Bosnia. The wealth of systematically collected evidence should be a source of scholarly debates for years to come.
Bombing The Rainbow Warrior
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Author : Michael King
language : en
Publisher: Bridget Williams Books
Release Date : 2014-11-20
Bombing The Rainbow Warrior written by Michael King and has been published by Bridget Williams Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-11-20 with History categories.
They seemed like a nice enough French couple, touring New Zealand in a campervan in 1985. But Auckland police suspected they were in fact experienced French agents Alain Mafart and Dominique Prieur, part of a dozen-strong team behind the bombing of the Greenpeace vessel Rainbow Warrior. This fascinating BWB Text presents in startling detail the careful interrogation of the couple by detectives, leading to their arrest and conviction.
Bomb Scare
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Author : Joseph Cirincione
language : en
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Release Date : 2007
Bomb Scare written by Joseph Cirincione and has been published by Columbia University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with History categories.
Joseph Cirincione provides a probing investigation into the proliferation of nuclear weapons and what can be done to slow, stop, and even reverse their spread.
The Bomb
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Author : Fred Kaplan
language : en
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Release Date : 2021-02-02
The Bomb written by Fred Kaplan and has been published by Simon & Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-02-02 with History categories.
From the author of the classic The Wizards of Armageddon and Pulitzer Prize finalist comes the definitive history of American policy on nuclear war—and Presidents’ actions in nuclear crises—from Truman to Trump. Fred Kaplan, hailed by The New York Times as “a rare combination of defense intellectual and pugnacious reporter,” takes us into the White House Situation Room, the Joint Chiefs of Staff’s “Tank” in the Pentagon, and the vast chambers of Strategic Command to bring us the untold stories—based on exclusive interviews and previously classified documents—of how America’s presidents and generals have thought about, threatened, broached, and just barely avoided nuclear war from the dawn of the atomic age until today. Kaplan’s historical research and deep reporting will stand as the permanent record of politics. Discussing theories that have dominated nightmare scenarios from Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Kaplan presents the unthinkable in terms of mass destruction and demonstrates how the nuclear war reality will not go away, regardless of the dire consequences.