Hamburg‚ a major industrial center for Germany‚ was the target of Operation Gomorrah and extensive bombings by the British military‚ under the leadership and approval of prime minister Winston Churchill. Hamburg was bombed for ten days. While Hamburg was well-defended‚ after the first days of bombing the military buildings were effectively destroyed‚ and the military personnel vaporized. The rest of the bombings would simply be to demoralize and cause more destruction amongst the population. Incendiary
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On May 7th Germany had surrendered unconditionally but the war with Japan raged on in the pacific. The Americans were war weary. They had seen the bombing of Pearl Harbor‚ Kamikaze attacks‚ and horrible casualties in Okinawa and Iwo Jima. There had been reports on things like the Bataan death march. Newspaper photos had shown American POWs beheaded by Japanese soldiers. Ending the war and preventing further loss of life is all that mattered at this point. With the surrender of Germany at the beginning
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“an everlasting symbol of the atrocity of war” (“The Bombing of Guernica”). Guernica was more like a test dummy for Hitler to practice Blitzkrieg‚ which is a term for “lightning war”‚ and it is a military tactic to cause disorganization to their enemies.
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If you have not heard of the Ariana Grande concert bombing in Manchester Germany chances are you are living under a rock. On May 22nd at 10:35 pm (local time) a suicide bomber detonated a bomb outside of the Manchester Arena that was hosting an Ariana Grande concert. The terrorist group‚ Isis‚ has taken responsibility for the bombing‚ and the suicide bomber has been identified as 22-year-old Salman Abedi. Due to the attack 22 loved ones are now dead and at least 59 others were injured. (Source) Sadly
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Sarah February 10‚ 2014 When the Boston Bombing happened on April 15‚ 2013‚ it seemed like Boston stopped. There were so many pictures‚ videos and news stations talking about what had happened. It was a hard time for Bostonians and anyone who cared for Boston‚ or the people that were hurt‚ or especially killed because of the unbelievable event. The great city of Boston was bombed during the legendary Boston Marathon. People were killed. That is never okay. The picture I chose
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American Media Coverage of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Bombings On August 6‚ 1945‚ an atomic bomb was dropped over the city of Hiroshima in Japan‚ to be followed by a second bomb over the city of Nagasaki‚ three days later‚ by the American military. The fatal consequences of the dropping the world’s first atomic bombs (with power equivalent to 20‚000 tons of TNT explosives) over these cities‚ the mass destruction and loss of life‚ both short term as well as long term was magnanimous. The reportage
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Events 1940-1945 Dresden Bombing Dresden‚ Germany‚ 1945. “The British Royal Air Force (RAF) and the U.S. Air Force initiated a strategic bombing campaign in Dresden‚ Germany” (“Dresden Bombing” par.1). The attacks from Great Britain and the United States were prompted by earlier bomb raids conducted by Germany on British soil. With orders coming in from Arthur Harris‚ leader of bomb command for RAF‚ the bombing in Dresden began February thirteenth of the year 1945. The initial bomb raid from RAF
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The Oklahoma City Bombing claimed the lives of 168 people and caused hundreds of injuries (“From Decorated Veteran to Mass Murderer” 1). But who did it‚ and more importantly why? The attack happened during a time when most Americans thought terrorism was an overseas problem and served as a wake-up call; no one expected that an act of terrorism would be carried out on US soil‚ let alone done by American citizens. The bombing left the country stunned and has caused various social and political changes
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Three...two...one…¡#@%^! Instantly‚ 80‚000 are dead (Hall). Near the end of World War II on August 6th of 1945‚ American B-29 aircraft Enola Gay dropped the world’s first atomic bomb‚ ‘Little Boy‚’ on the unsuspecting city of Hiroshima‚ Japan. Tens of thousands of civilians were instantly killed from the explosion and as time passed‚ the death toll almost doubled due to exposure to radiation and other aftereffects from the bomb (LeMay & Tibbets). To this day‚ historians debate over very controversial
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surprise attack would prevent war with the US for at least two years‚ allowing time to conquer the Asia Pacific. Ultimately‚ the bombing of Pearl Harbour is a result of the growing tension in Japanese – American relations due to conflicting interests‚ and triggered when a compromise between these countries could not be agreed upon. One significant factor that led to the bombing of Pearl Harbour is the Nationalistic and militaristic attitudes of the Japanese. Japans desire for recognition as a strong
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