The Allied Bombing of German Cities in World War Two Was Unjustifiable
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A Brief History of the War on Terror
We must ask ourselves is how would the war have turned out if we had not used our heavy bombers against Nazi Germany. The Nazis invented total warfare in the brutal invasion of Poland in September 1939. A military weaker Britain could hardly hope to achieve anything against such atrocities with conventional land and sea warfare. Once again, I would like to emphasize that we must understand the situation as it really was at the time. We should be careful when indulging in the luxury of moral judgement with the hindsight of 70 years. Please put up your hand, people who have questions to ask.
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