Terror from the Sky: The Bombing of German Cities in World War IIIgor Primoratz "This is an interesting, informative, and important work. Overall, the quality of the essays is very high, and the focus of the book is on a topic of great importance." - Stephen Nathanson, Northeastern University In this first interdisciplinary study of this contentious subject, leading experts in politics, history, and philosophy examine the complex aspects of the terror bombing of German cities during World War II. The contributors address the decision to embark on the bombing campaign, the moral issues raised by the bombing, and the main stages of the campaign and its effects on German civilians as well as on Germany's war effort. The book places the bombing campaign within the context of the history of air warfare, presenting the bombing as the first stage of the particular type of state terrorism that led to Hiroshima and Nagasaki and brought about the Cold War era "balance of terror." In doing so, it makes an important contribution to current debates about terrorism. It also analyzes the public debate in Germany about the historical, moral, and political significance of the deliberate killing of up to 600,000 German civilians by the British and American air forces. This pioneering collaboration provides a platform for a wide range of views-some of which are controversial-on a highly topical, painful, and morally challenging subject. Igor Primoratz is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, and Professorial Fellow at the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics, Charles Sturt University, Canberra. His publications include Banquos Geist: Hegels Theorie der Strafe (Bouvier, 1986), Justifying Legal Punishment (Humanities Press, 1989, 1997), and Ethics and Sex (Routledge, 1999), and a number of edited books, including Terrorism: The Philosophical Issues (Palgrave Macmillan, 2004) and Civilian Immunity in War (Oxford University Press, 2007). |
Contents
Introduction Igor Primoratz | 1 |
the RAF Stephen A Garrett | 19 |
the USAAF Douglas P Lackey | 39 |
Under the Bombs Earl R Beck | 60 |
Firestorm Martin Middlebrook | 85 |
Can the Bombing Be Morally Justified? Igor Primoratz | 113 |
Stalin Hitler Churchill | 134 |
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Terror From the Sky: The Bombing of German Cities in World War II Igor Primoratz Limited preview - 2010 |
Terror from the Sky: The Bombing of German Cities in World War II Igor Primoratz No preview available - 2014 |