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The phrases area bombing and carpet bombing refer to the use of huge numbers of unguided gravity bombs to ensure the certain destruction of a target, as a means of mass destruction, or as a means to demoralize the enemy.Subjects to cover:
See also:
- The origins of bombing theory with Guilio Douhet
- The bombing of London in World War II, also known as the Blitz
- The attacks on London during the Battle of Britain
- Sir Arthur Harris, the bombing of Dresden and the resulting firestorm
- Strategic bombing
- The effectiveness of carpet bombing in the Vietnam War
- Shock and Awe
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Carpet bombing."
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