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Entry: Hitchens's Trotskyite Morality Link: http://www.takimag.com/blogs/article/hitchenss_trotskyite_morality#30698 Post contents: Obviously the British mass bombing of German cities had nothing to do with the Holocaust. It does seem to have been effective though - not because it destroyed German morale (it didn't) but because it diverted German resources away from more productive use. It started with an accidental German bombing of London during the Battle of Britain. This 'attack on civilians' was used by the British to justify bombing German cities. This action so enraged Hitler that he ordered an end to the Battle of Britain and initiated The Blitz - the bombing of British cities. The Luftwaffe were diverted away from destroying the RAF to attacking civilian targets. This effectively ended the Battle of Britain with the RAF surviving, Germany would never gain air superiority. And the Blitz brought Britain together in solidarity. Churchill's actions killed British civilians as well as Germans. But they also helped win the war. Sent at: 2008 12 01