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Forgotten War Crimes - College Term Papers

Forgotten War Crimes

"The holocaust was such an unthinkable horror, the Nazi dictatorship so
uniquely evil, that the calculated firebombing of more than half a Milan
defenseless civilians in the dying days of the war had just fallen by the
wayside."1 History is defined as all recorded events of the past, but with
textbooks, historical journals, and other respected documentaries all denying,
or refusing to acknowledge and give responsibility, the ruthless and criminal
bombing of Dresden does not change the fact that it occurred. Thus history is
biased by those who write it, and should not be taken as the whole truth; after
all, over two hundred thousand innocent civilians lost their lives and do not
deserve to ...

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and documentaries state that the official
objective in the bombing of Dresden was to destroy railway yards, thus delaying
or preventing the deployment of German troops to the eastern front. To destroy
rail-lines and rail yards, precision bombing is used. Contradicting this
statement is the fact that the American planes flying over Dresden were not
armed with precision bombs but instead with high explosive incendiaries used to
create firestorms. What is also ironic is that after the bombing, not a single
rail-line or rail yard had been disturbed.
Other historical journals provided via the American government claim
that Dresden contained a number of bunkers being used to house German Troops.
Although Dresden did contain bunkers, they were being used to house American and
British prisoners of war.
By using such high explosive incendiaries and such elaborate bombing
patterns, Allied bombers were successful in creating one of the most devastating
firestorms claiming upwards of ...

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Added: 9/24/2005 03:59:09 AM
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