Nº 14 em História
The Bomber Mafia
- 256
- Páginas
- cerca de 4,5 h
- Tempo de leitura
- Best-seller do NYT · 12 semanas na lista, chegou ao nº 2
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Sobre o livro
The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War is a 2021 book by Canadian writer Malcolm Gladwell that examines the US Bomber Mafia of World War II, which advocated precision aerial bombing as a means to win a war. Gladwell stated the audiobook for The Bomber Mafia came about as an expansion of material from his podcast Revisionist History, and that the print book originated from the audiobook. The book follows the Bomber Mafia, especially Major General Haywood S. Hansell, and the development of a high-altitude precision aerial bombardment strategy in World War II as a means to limit casualties. After difficulties in applying the Bomber Mafia's theoretical strategy, Major General Hansell was replaced by Major General Curtis LeMay, who utilized tactical changes such as attacking Japanese population centers with napalm to ensure a Japanese surrender. Upon release, The Bomber Mafia was met with mixed reviews, with reviewers praising its audiobook version but criticizing the book for a lack of detail and factual accuracy.
De onde vem a nota
As fontes têm média 7,7 em 167 avaliações — ainda poucas, então o voto dos leitores carrega 53% do peso e o restante puxa para a média de História, 8,0. É assim que sai 7,9.
| Fonte | Média | Avaliações | Peso |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8,3 | 8 | 5% |
| Hardcover | 7,7 | 159 | 95% |
Vozes dos leitores
As resenhas mais curtidas no Hardcover (com crédito aos autores).
“I listened to this as an audiobook, which makes the most sense because it was originally an audio script and then turned into a book. It's almost like a 5-hour podcast with inserted interviews and sound effects. Of the World Wars, I'm much more interested…”
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