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The Allied Bombing of German Cities in World War Two Was Unjustifiable

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Two Quotes From the BBC Radio Commentary on the Battle of Cologne

George Orwell said in 1940 that the Germans did not expect retaliation on a very heavy scale. The people of this country are not revengeful, but they remember what happened to themselves two years ago, he added. As attacks grew heavier and civilian deaths multiplied, Orwell's line did not waver.

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