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The bomber mafia a story set in war

'The Bomber Mafia is a case study in how dreams go awry. When some shiny new idea drops from the heavens, it does not land softly in our laps. It lands hard, on the ground, and shatters.' In the years before the Second World War, in a sleepy air force base in central Alabama, a small g...

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Main Author:	Gladwell, Malcolm 1963- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Dublin Penguin Random House 2021
Subjects:	World war, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations World War, 1939-1945 > Japan > Aerial operations Bombing, Aerial > Japan > History > 20th century Aeronautics, military > history Precision bombing > History
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