{"product_id":"a-history-of-bombing-9781565848160","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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sven Lindqvist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.10w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781565848160","brand":"New Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46858649469065,"sku":"9781565848160","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_f8b49037-fad6-4d45-81c6-98c766efe891.jpg?v=1780983811","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/a-history-of-bombing-9781565848160","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}