Dan Carlin's Hardcore History: Addendum

EP13 Gladwell and the Bomber Mafia

Apr 28, 2021

01:01:59

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Malcolm Gladwell

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Air Power and the Bomber Mafia

02:29

The Most Destroying Aerial Raid in the History of Japan

03:15

Is the Bomber Mafia Just Waiting for Technology to Catch Up?

02:35

Introduction

4min

The Bomber Mafia

2min

Air Power and the Bomber Mafia

2min

Precision Bombing, Um, Uh, Is It a Good Idea?

2min

The American Idea of Area Bombing

2min

The B 29 Super Fortress and the B 29 Bomb Site

5min

Is There a Difference Between Pre-War Attitudes and the American Public?

4min

Air Force General Curtis Lemay

4min

Curtis Lemay's Anecdote

4min

10.

The Firebombing

4min

11.

Fire Bombings in Japan - What's the Difference?

4min

12.

The Most Destroying Aerial Raid in the History of Japan

3min

13.

Is There a Difference Between Lemay and Patton?

2min

14.

You Can't Win the Vietnam War From the Air, Right?

3min

15.

Is the Bomber Mafia Just Waiting for Technology to Catch Up?

3min

16.

What Happened to the First World War Artillery?

3min

17.

Is the Bomber Mafia Restored?

2min

18.

Is There Anything in the Book That Is on Point?

4min

19.

Is the Military a Natural Enemy of the Military Cabal?

2min

20.

The Wizards of Armageddon by Malcolm Gladwell

2min

21.

The Bomber Mafia, by Malcolm Gladwell

2min

Revisionist History host Malcolm Gladwell joins Dan to discuss the development of U.S. precision bombing ideas, Curtis LeMay and the firebombing of Japanese cities.

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