The Bomber Mafia: A Story Set in War

The Bomber Mafia: A Story Set in War

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A riveting tale of persistence, innovation, and the incalculable wages of war, from the international bestselling author of Talking to Strangers and host of the award-winning podcast Revisionist History Most military thinkers in the years leading up to World War II saw the airplane as an afterthought.

But a small band of idealistic strategists had a different view. This "Bomber Mafia" asked- What if precision bombing could, just by taking out critical choke points - industrial or transportation hubs - cripple the enemy and make war far less lethal?

In The Bomber Mafia, Gladwell delves deep into questions of how technology and best intentions collide in the heat of war.

History and Archaeology, Technology - Engineering - Agriculture - Industrial processes, Society and Social Sciences, Transport: general interest

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Malcolm Gladwell

256 pages

H: 234mm W: 153mm Spine: 19mm

Weight: 334 grams