Strategic Terror
The Politics and Ethics of Aerial Bombardment
Nonfiction, History, Military, Strategy, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science
| Author: | Beau Grosscup | ISBN: | 9781848137844 |
| Publisher: | Zed Books | Publication: | July 18, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Zed Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Beau Grosscup |
| ISBN: | 9781848137844 |
| Publisher: | Zed Books |
| Publication: | July 18, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Zed Books |
| Language: | English |
Presenting a global history of aerial bombardment, this book shows how certain European powers initiated aerial bombardment of civilians after World War I, and how it was an instrument of choice in World War II. Beau Grosscup shows that such methods, used initially as a means of terrorizing native populations in Africa and the Middle East, have become the primary form of terrorism in more recent decades. While such 'strategic terror' is not classed as 'terrorism' in the West, this reflects an unwillingness to confront the human costs and immorality of aerial bombardment. Grosscup argues that if terrorism is to be diminished, the role of aerial bombing in sustaining global violence must be recognized.
Presenting a global history of aerial bombardment, this book shows how certain European powers initiated aerial bombardment of civilians after World War I, and how it was an instrument of choice in World War II. Beau Grosscup shows that such methods, used initially as a means of terrorizing native populations in Africa and the Middle East, have become the primary form of terrorism in more recent decades. While such 'strategic terror' is not classed as 'terrorism' in the West, this reflects an unwillingness to confront the human costs and immorality of aerial bombardment. Grosscup argues that if terrorism is to be diminished, the role of aerial bombing in sustaining global violence must be recognized.
