{"product_id":"wings-of-judgment-american-bombing-in-world-war-ii","title":"Wings of Judgment: American Bombing in World War II","description":"\u003cp\u003eWorld War II--\"the good war\"--is here viewed from a new angle of vision  one that sheds fresh light on how major decisions were reached. More than just a book on the strategy and outcome of American bombing in World War II  Wings of Judgment tells about choices in war  decisions that determined whether hundreds of thousands of people lived or died and whether famous cities and great monuments of civilization survived or were destroyed. It is about the bombing of Dresden and Berlin and of dozens of cities and towns all over Germany and about the preservation of Rome and Florence. It is about the incineration of Tokyo  the bombing of Hiroshima  and the sparing of one of Japans most beautiful and holy places  the city of Kyoto. Describing U.S. air raids that terrified inhabitants of enemy nations and citizens of enemy-occupied countries  it raises serious questions about the military and moral effects of American bombing. It also tells of American efforts to avoid killing civilians needlessly. Taking us behind the scenes at military headquarters  Schaffer shows that even the toughest warriors occasionally found themselves offering moral arguments for their actions  arguing that they were made right by enemy atrocities  by the justness of the Allied cause  and by the numbers of lives of American servicemen that Allied bombing might save.  About the Author:  Ronald Schaffer is Professor of History at the California State University at Northridge.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44984101273653,"sku":"ByrdShop_0195036298","price":50.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780195036299.jpg?v=1770822933","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/wings-of-judgment-american-bombing-in-world-war-ii","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}