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The Bomber Mafia : a dream, a temptation, and the longest night of the second World War Cover Image Book Book

The Bomber Mafia : a dream, a temptation, and the longest night of the second World War / Malcolm Gladwell.

Gladwell, Malcolm, 1963- (author.).

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  • ISBN: 9780316296618 :
  • ISBN: 0316296619 :
  • Physical Description: xiv, 240 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2021.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-231) and index.

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Subject: World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945 > Japan > Aerial operations, American.
Bombing, Aerial > Japan > History > 20th century.
Aeronautics, Military > History.
Precision bombing > History.

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