{"product_id":"a-history-of-bombing","title":"A History of Bombing","description":"\u003cb\u003eA daring literary and historical look at the ideologies of war and violence, by the author of \u003cem\u003e\"Exterminate All the Brutes\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn November 1, 1911, over the North African oasis Tagiura, Lieutenant Giulio Cavotti leaned out of the cockpit of his primitive aircraft and, dropping a Haasen hand grenade, initiated one of the twentieth century's most devastating military tactics: aerial bombing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe bomb shatters history into hundreds of fragments scattered throughout time in this fascinating book from Sven Lindqvist, author of the acclaimed \u003cem\u003e\"Exterminate All the Brutes\"\u003c\/em\u003e. More than just a history, it is an overview and interrogation of the cultural and political dimensions--and the devastating effects--of war from above. Forming a labyrinth of events that illustrates the genocidal fantasies underlying so much conflict and the devastation wrought by aerial bombing, \u003cem\u003eA History of Bombing\u003c\/em\u003e links the total war of World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War with centuries-past colonial warfare.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMining such diverse topics as military history and strategy, the evolution of international law, turn-of-the-century science fiction, and the civilian experience during wartime, Lindqvist has produced a rich meditation on the past and the future of human conflict.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50020828446970,"sku":"9781565848160","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0840\/1253\/1962\/files\/imageloader_3d3065aa-a37b-4b5f-b080-2fc1cec533d2.jpg?v=1786137089","url":"https:\/\/mindsourcebooks.com\/products\/a-history-of-bombing","provider":"Mind Source Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}