I Must Not Burn: The Bombing of Dresden 1945
Conflicted: A History Podcast
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The Pestigo Paradime, Mother Nature's Nuclear Bomb
Sir arthur harris and the leadership of bomber command had actually managed to achieve the peshtigo paradime once before, in the german city of hamburg. And they had only perfected their fatal methodology since then. The effect of the pillar of hot air produced by such a huge blaze over a burning city would be felt by those in aircraft up to 13 thousand feet above ground level. Such a natural phenomenon can change the normal qualities of the atmosphere to such a degree that within it, organic life is no longer possible and is snuffed out. At this point, the people cowering in the basements and cellars of dresden had a choice. They could flee or
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