The American strategic bombing campaigns against Germany and Japan between 1942 and 1945 were some of the most destructive and consequential undertakings in the history of warfare. The campaigns consumed an enormous share of American economic and military resources, and represented a watershed in the devastating methods and effects of modern industrial warfare. Marcus Jones, professor of history at the U.S. Naval Academy, addresses several key questions: How effective were the strategic bombing campaigns? What role did they play in the defeat and surrender of Germany and Japan? What was the legacy of our experience with strategic airpower in World War II for subsequent generations?

CODE: 1H0-517