Rhetoric and Reality in Air Warfare The Evolution of British and American Ideas About Strategic Bombing, 1914-1945

"Rhetoric and Reality in Air Warfareis very well written and exhaustively researched, blending primary and secondary sources in a way that will satisfy both professional historians and those who read history for pleasure. In the wake of debates about the bombings of Vietnam and of Serbia, its subject remains topical. Participants in such debates will find this an important book, as will political scientists, strategic analysts, and policymakers."--George Quester, University of Maryland "This will be the best overall treatment of Anglo-American bombing policy that we will see for a long time. Finely written, it will have a wide readership among scholars, students, and members of the interested public."--Robert Jervis, Columbia University "This book is a broad overview of a very important subject. Biddle's goal is to make sense of the big picture, and this is precisely what she succeeds in doing. Her judgments are honest and fair. She has an eye for striking pieces of information, and this ultimately is what gives the book its distinctive flavor. In short, this is a very impressive and useful piece of work."--Marc Trachtenberg, University of California, Los AngelesBiddle, Tami Davis is the author of 'Rhetoric and Reality in Air Warfare The Evolution of British and American Ideas About Strategic Bombing, 1914-1945', published 2004 under ISBN 9780691120102 and ISBN 0691120102.