Following up on several related themes: DK's last paragraph in the current Time post, unconditional surrender, Bomber Harris, Frederick Lindemann, whether it was an American or a British idea, the Anglo German antagonism going back to the 19th Century, FDR who had long hated Germans (see Beschloss, The Conquerors), continuing fallout from the Boer War, Cecil Rhodes and company, there is some scholarly analysis of the problems raised by area bombing. It is not always done by historians it seems. This may be a good thing.
I found a reference to a book by A C Grayling, and his article on it, see link below.
I had read a short book by him on Wittgenstein, about 30 years ago.
Terms search this blog: Morgenthau
http://www.newstatesman.com/node/163806
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