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Area bombing

The phrases area bombing and carpet bombing refer to the use of huge numbers of unguided gravity bombs to ensure the certain destruction of a target, as a means of mass destruction, or as a means to demoralize the enemy.

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The origins of bombing theory with Giulio Douhet
The bombing of London in World War II, also known as the Blitz
The attacks on London during the Battle of Britain
Sir Arthur Harris, the bombing of Dresden and the resulting firestorm
Strategic bombing
The effectiveness of carpet bombing in the Vietnam War

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