In The Bomber Mafia, Malcolm Gladwell follows a band of idealistic airmen and engineers who believed precision bombing could cripple an enemy and end World War II with far fewer civilian deaths. Their theory collided with the brutal realities of war, including General Curtis LeMay's devastating firebombing of Tokyo. A story of innovation, persistence, and the moral cost of winning.
In The Bomber Mafia, Malcolm Gladwell follows a band of idealistic airmen and engineers who believed precision bombing could cripple an enemy and end World War II with far fewer civilian deaths. Their theory collided with the brutal realities of war, including General Curtis LeMay's devastating firebombing of Tokyo. A story of innovation, persistence, and the moral cost of winning.
