{"product_id":"the-bomber-mafia-a-dream-a-temptation-and-the-longest-night-of-the-second-world-war-9780316296816","title":"The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War by Gladwell, Malcolm","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDive into this \"truly compelling\" (\u003ci\u003eGood Morning America\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller that explores how technology and best intentions collide in the heat of war--from the creator and host of the podcast \u003ci\u003eRevisionist History.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Bomber Mafia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e Malcolm Gladwell weaves together the stories of a Dutch genius and his homemade computer, a band of brothers in central Alabama, a British psychopath, and pyromaniacal chemists at Harvard to examine one of the greatest moral challenges in modern American history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Most military thinkers in the years leading up to World War II saw the airplane as an afterthought. But a small band of idealistic strategists, the \"Bomber Mafia,\" asked: What if precision bombing could cripple the enemy \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e make war far less lethal? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In contrast, the bombing of Tokyo on the deadliest night of the war was the brainchild of General Curtis LeMay, whose brutal pragmatism and scorched-earth tactics in Japan cost thousands of civilian lives, but may have spared even more by averting a planned US invasion. In \u003ci\u003eThe Bomber Mafia, \u003c\/i\u003eGladwell asks, \"Was it worth it?\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Things might have gone differently had LeMay's predecessor, General Haywood Hansell, remained in charge. Hansell believed in precision bombing, but when he and Curtis LeMay squared off for a leadership handover in the jungles of Guam, LeMay emerged victorious, leading to the darkest night of World War II. \u003ci\u003eThe Bomber Mafia \u003c\/i\u003eis a riveting tale of persistence, innovation, and the incalculable wages of war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Malcolm Gladwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Back Bay Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/07\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.11h x 5.43w x 0.79d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316296816\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMalcom Gladwell \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of seven \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestsellers: \u003ci\u003eThe Tipping Point, Blink, Outliers, What the Dog Saw, David and Goliath, Talking to Strangers, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Bomber Mafia. \u003c\/i\u003eHe is also the cofounder of Pushkin Industries, an audiobook and podcast production company. He was born in England, grew up in rural Ontario, and now lives in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Back Bay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44783208038553,"sku":"9780316296816","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/3367\/0297\/files\/img_e9324e3c-843d-4afd-a9a7-ad3e074a25bd.jpg?v=1724760867","url":"https:\/\/bookmarksretail.store\/products\/the-bomber-mafia-a-dream-a-temptation-and-the-longest-night-of-the-second-world-war-9780316296816","provider":"Bookmarks Retail","version":"1.0","type":"link"}