[PW] Re: War crimes

[John Germain]

Dresden was retaliation for the bombing of Coventry, I think, Brian.

Harris didn't piss about.

However, I suspect that we are coming a little too close to modern politics to pursue this
much further.

John Germain
Jersey
British Channel Islands

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Subject: [PW] Re: War crimes

At 08:35 PM 8/7/2006, you wrote:
>Another list is discussing when it started being regarded as a crime
>to target civilians in a war. Any answers?
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Though Dresden comes to mind immediately as perceived vandalism,
there was a comparably hostile reaction to the earlier German Dirigible
attack on London in WW1. Guernica is also an evocative name in this respect.

Brian Whatcott    Altus OK    Eureka!


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