My view is that it was horrific, and did not break German morale. But, the ongoing destruction made it ever harder for Germany to keep fighting. Like the naval blockade, it was a very blunt incident. (View Post)

My view is that war is never desirable, but once one is engaged, there’s no point in half measures. Ultimately one has to do what is needful, to win. There is nothing worse than defeat. (View Post)

The answer is “both.” (View Post)

You’ve probably hit upon a truth there. The LAOC offer a very thin and weak shield to civilians. Growing urbanisation, and the willingness of combatants to embed themselves among civilians, mean that… (View Post)

The same way that in the Peninsular War, the French Empire had a population 4.2 times bigger than that of Spain. Or in the 1960's the USA had a population six times the size of Vietnam's. H… (View Post)