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Bomber Mafia : A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War by Malcolm Gladwell (2021, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherLittle Brown & Company
ISBN-100316296619
ISBN-139780316296618
eBay Product ID (ePID)5050078033
Product Key Features
Book TitleBomber Mafia : a Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War
Number of Pages256 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2021
TopicMilitary Science, Military / World War II, Military / Strategy, Military / Aviation, Oceania
IllustratorYes
GenreTechnology & Engineering, History
AuthorMalcolm Gladwell
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight13 Oz
Item Length8.2 in
Item Width5.7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2021-931074
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition23
Reviews"Excellent revisionist history... another Gladwell everything-you-thought-you-knew-was-wrong page-turner."-- Kirkus (starred review), "Gripping... Gladwell is a wonderful storyteller... in [his] deft hands, the Air Force generals of World War II come back to life... I enjoyed this short book thoroughly, and would have been happy if it had been twice as long."-- Thomas E. Ricks, New York Times Book Review
Dewey Decimal940.54/4973
SynopsisDive into this "truly compelling" ( Good Morning America ) New York Times bestseller that explores how technology and best intentions collide in the heat of war--from the creator and host of the podcast Revisionist History. In The Bomber Mafia , Malcolm Gladwell weaves together the stories of a Dutch genius and his homemade computer, a band of brothers in central Alabama, a British psychopath, and pyromaniacal chemists at Harvard to examine one of the greatest moral challenges in modern American history. Most military thinkers in the years leading up to World War II saw the airplane as an afterthought. But a small band of idealistic strategists, the "Bomber Mafia," asked: What if precision bombing could cripple the enemy and make war far less lethal? In contrast, the bombing of Tokyo on the deadliest night of the war was the brainchild of General Curtis LeMay, whose brutal pragmatism and scorched-earth tactics in Japan cost thousands of civilian lives, but may have spared even more by averting a planned US invasion. In The Bomber Mafia, Gladwell asks, "Was it worth it?" Things might have gone differently had LeMay's predecessor, General Haywood Hansell, remained in charge. Hansell believed in precision bombing, but when he and Curtis LeMay squared off for a leadership handover in the jungles of Guam, LeMay emerged victorious, leading to the darkest night of World War II. The Bomber Mafia is a riveting tale of persistence, innovation, and the incalculable wages of war.
LC Classification NumberD790.G535 2021
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- Dec 28, 2023
Captivating, intriguing, indulging
Malcolm Gladwell is one of the few authors I’ve found whose work doesn’t need fact checked. I always feel fulfilled after reading any of his books. And I’ve read them all, several more than twice.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- May 16, 2023
WWII Aviation Education
Educational and sheds light on WWII bombing strategies and how the US's philosophy differed from Great Britains.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Apr 27, 2024
Thank you great book and price!!!
Thank you great book and price!!!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Jan 08, 2025
Wonderful read
Very compelling read about aspects of WWII that probably few know.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
