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A brief history of bombing
Professor Richard Overy of Exeter University sets out a short history of the role played by aerial bombardments over the years
As the UK begins its military campaign of air strikes against so-called Islamic State in Syria, the question of the efficacy of aerial warfare has come to the fore.
Richard Overy, Professor at Exeter University and author of The Bombing War: Europe 1939-1945, sets out a short history of the role played by aerial bombardments over the years.
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