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The bomber mafia : a dream, a temptation, and the longest night of the second world war  Cover Image Book Book

The bomber mafia : a dream, a temptation, and the longest night of the second world war / Malcolm Gladwell.

Summary:

"How a small team of Utopian Air Force strategists attempted to win World War II through precision bombing-only to witness Curtis LeMay defeat Japan from the air, by burning nearly 70 of its cities to the ground. A tale of idealists, grim pragmatists, technologists, and the wages of war"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780316296618 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: xiv, 240 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2021.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subject: Bombing, Aerial > Japan > History > 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 > Japan > Aerial operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, American.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

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Stroud Branch 940.544973 Gla 31681010233856 NONFIC Available -

Malcom Gladwell is the author of seven New York Times bestsellers: The Tipping Point, Blink, Outliers, What the Dog Saw, David and Goliath, Talking to Strangers, and The Bomber Mafia. He is also the cofounder of Pushkin Industries, an audiobook and podcast production company. He was born in England, grew up in rural Ontario, and now lives in New York.


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