The Bomber Mafia - Chapter Three - PDF

# The Bomber Mafia ## Chapter Three “He was lacking in the bond of human sympathy.” The text describes the importance of area bombing during World War II. It then describes how the British were skeptical about precision bombing and how they preferred to focus on night bombing. The text then high...

# The Bomber Mafia ## Chapter Three “He was lacking in the bond of human sympathy.” The text describes the importance of area bombing during World War II. It then describes how the British were skeptical about precision bombing and how they preferred to focus on night bombing. The text then highlights the disagreement between Ira Eaker (a proponent of precision bombing) and Arthur Harris (proponent of morale bombing). The text then talks about Frederick Lindemann, who is described as a “dogmatic set of views about how airpower ought to be used” and was Winston Churchill’s right hand man. Lindemann’s main objective was to bomb German civilians and he convinced Churchill to implement this idea. The text then describes Arthur Harris, who is described as a psychopath and is blamed for the bombing of Dresden. The text again emphasizes the moral dilemma of area bombing and highlights the argument of “dehousing”. It brings to light the impact of bombing on civilians. The text then describes Ira Eaker’s attempt to convince Churchill to implement precision bombing again. It further describes the approach taken by General Hansel. The text concludes by highlighting the need for a new plan to be devised for the war in Europe.