Strategic bombing during World War II

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    the Auschwitz Concentration camp. It was a controversial topic during the war and is still controversial and debated on.The Allies should have bombed Auschwitz; they had all the needed technology and skill needed in order to carry out the operation, and in the long run, more Jews would have been saved in the process than the ones that had been killed during the bombing. Requirements Needed The Allies were more than capable of bombing Auschwitz they knew all the conditions that needed to be…

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    One of the greatest changes that occurred in the strategy of warfare took place during the 20th century. This was the development and deployment of the airplane. The strategic prowess that airplanes provided during times of war was unprecedented. It was very different than all the other types of weaponry that was used during conflicts, such as ground troops, tanks and ships. This was because “the access [an airplane] provides makes it a faster, more flexible, and more precise than any other…

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    World War II (WWII) lasted longer and killed more people than the Great War. There was not a fast victory conquered by bombers hitting the heart of the enemy. Airpower’s contribution to the allied victory did not represent the ultimate fulfillment of the predictions of interwar theorists. Even though airpower had an important role, and many lessons and doctrines emerged after this period, the visions of Douhet, Mitchell and others did not materialized as they expected. In this paper, I will…

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    worst of all of the German concentration camps in World War II. This camp the highest percentage of Jews that were murdered in this camp. It went from a work/concentration camp to a death/extermination (whichever you prefer to call it) camp, especially towards the end of the war. Many historians have an ongoing debate regarding the likelihood of the American military not bombing the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration/extermination camp. Those for the bombing will argue that it was a matter of…

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    Second World War held the developments as well as progress in technology that came as a result of the lessons learned in the First World War. However, the area with the most improvement was in the effectiveness of airpower. Airpower had previously been used for reconnaissance and photography. It was only towards the end of World War I that the technology to fit planes with guns and artillery was developed so it did not have much strategic effect on the outcome of the war. During World War II the…

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    Air Power Influence

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    effects of air power in World War I (WWI), the development of theories and technology in the interwar years, and the geopolitical situation facing the nations at the outset of World War II (WWII). These situations and experiences created a perception of the capabilities of air power that drove the creation and employment of the nations’ air arm. In turn, each belligerents’ perspective of air power shaped the strategic choices made in preparation for and execution of the war. While each…

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    The Aftermath of World War II In 1939 the world was at war, and nothing would ever be the same. Adolf Hitler was the man that was responsible for the millions of lives lost. Wanting to restore Germany to her formal glory, Hitler thought of doing so through racial dominance. Cities were bombed, civilians brutally killed, and mass genocide was committed. He was doing this with the intention of breaking their hope. On lookers from other countries were turning a blind eye to war. By 1940 Germany,…

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    Ww2 Ethical Analysis

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    decisively ending World War II. As a society, the United States has readily accepted our devastating World War II actions, but in the modern perspective, any direct attacks on civilians are unethical and objected to. Why is this double standard currently accepted, and what has led to this difference in standards from…

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    Some of the greatest improvements in both the technologies and strategies involved in aviation took place in the period of time between the end of WWI and the end of WWII. “Forgotten Progress: The Development of Close Air Support Doctrine Before World War II” explains that the greatest developments in aviation was not in the technology, but instead in the strategies. The article “The Tu-4: The Travails of Technology Transfer by Imitation” focuses on the Soviet Union’s improvements in aviation,…

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    War is a destructive force that has been a prominent feature throughout human history. Not only that but it has been a defining feature of the world, changing and shaping how we develop as a race and more often than not changing the course of history itself. A force that strong will have positive and negative effects on all humans both for combatants and civilians. Most wars are limited wars, meaning that when they are fought not all resources are geared towards fighting it by the two warring…

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