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Air date:
Sun, 08/23/2009 - 5:00pm
How and why has the aerial bombing of civilian populations become standard military procedure? Jay Thiemeyer reviews a new book of essays on the history and problems raised by wars waged, not just against opposing armies, against peoples. The book is Bombing Civilians: A Twentieth Century History, edited by Yuki Tanaka and Marilyn Young. For a slideshow history of aerial bombing, go here. You can also hear Marilyn Young following up on this review in a conversation with the Old Mole's Laurie Mercier -- click here.
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