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To all our military men and women, past and present,
The Real History Behind the ‘Masters of the Air’ Bombing Campaigns in WW2
During the Second World War a storm of fire and steel was unleashed. Not just on front line troops, but on enemy society itself. All sides in the Second World War believed that aerial bombardment could decisively affect the strategic outcome of the conflict. But did the unprecedented onslaught from the air actually work?
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Comments below the video:
“Every time I see stuff about those fellows that fought those things, makes me glad I grew up to be Infantry. Nope. Better to have a hole in the ground. One can’t hide from incoming up there. I was a US Army Ranger and people said I was crazy, those guys were crazy...... crazy brave. Cheers from Tennessee.”
“My uncle served in the US occupation force in Germany. His division placed a billboard in the center of the devastated city at the center of its zone of operations. It read “Give me a dozen years and you will not recognize Germany - Adolf Hitler” Uncle Artie said that was the one and only time he completely agreed with the German dictator. Germany must have been unrecognizable.”