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The Pros And Cons Of The Bombing Of Dresden

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Personally, I don't agree with either of the above perspectives. As I believe that they take a very one sided view of the event, and ignore any facts that disagree with their narrative. Instead, I agree with the perspective that although the bombing of Dresden was morally and ethically wrong, is wasn't a war crime. This perspective is shared with many other historians, such as Frederick Taylor, who told Der Spiegel, “I personally find the attack on Dresden horrific. It was overdone, it was excessive and is to be regretted enormously," but, "A war crime is a very specific thing which international lawyers argue about all the time and I would not be prepared to commit myself nor do I see why I should. I'm a historian." Taylor is not the

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