I Must Not Burn: The Bombing of Dresden 1945
Conflicted: A History Podcast
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The city of dresden is no more in one single night, and with a single movement of its hand, the second world war wiped it off the map. So where does that leave us? How are we supposed to feel about the attack on dresden? Was this a war crime, an atrocity, as kurt vonegit, victor gregg and so many other people on the ground believed it to be? Did it shorten the war? Probably. Did it mark a shameful low water mark in the ethical standards of the allies? Undoubtedly. But i think the person who best represents my own personal feelings about it is the british p o w, vict
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