PBS did a special just on Dresden, I think it was part of the Ken
Burns deal, but I could be mistaken. I think I posted something about
it here when it was on.
If that special was to be believed, the goal was terrorism, basically.
We did what we swore we'd never do -- and arguably got into the war to
prevent -- mass slaughter of innocent people.
What do you guys think about dumbing down history for the young ones?
Or dumbing down math for the young ones?
Is it better to ease people in, or just let 'em know?
Personally I roll with "let 'em know".
:Den
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Reading this book is like waiting for the first shoe to drop.
Ralph Novak
On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 12:04 PM, Medic wrote:
>
> Dresden was not necessary at all. And it needlessly destroyed a beautiful
> city. Dresden had little to no effect on the war. The war was already as
> good as over. The bombing of Dresden was to make the Germans pay. That's it.
> It had a train yard, sure, but the rail infrastructure was already destroyed
> so the train yard wasn't a target of any value. This was simply a bombing to
> kill civilians and destroy the (arguably) most beautiful in Germany.
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