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    generation. The second was emphatically the first of a new era" . <br><br>"The British strategic bomber campaign was of doubtful cost effectiveness" . Bomber Command was by far the largest claimant on labour and factory space within the armed forces. Relative to their size they suffered more casualties than any other sector. <br><br>The Anglo-American bomber force was divided in terms of strategy. Bomber Command believed it was too risky to bomb by day, while the Americans believed it was too difficult

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    Angela has a really good relationship with her little sister Turtle. Angela is a secret bomber in Sunset Towers. In the novel, the character Angela Wexler is the most interesting and important character in the book. Angela is a interesting character because of her confidence when she says her occupation. Angela’s confidence is strong at times and weak at times. One of Angela’s secrets is that she is the bomber, trying to get attention. “Sydelle Pulaski, secretary to the president Angela Wexler, none”

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    B-29: The Airplane that Changed the World

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    and few of those are as game-changing as the B-29 Superfortress by Boeing. The B-29 was the plane that dropped the atomic bombs in World War Two (“bomber”). The plane by Boeing was used most in World War Two as a strategic long-range bomber. This invention revolutionized the concept of war, and war is a factor in all life on planet earth. The B-29 bomber changed warfare by sparking the innovation of aircraft technology, saving lives, and allowing more power to be carried by the means

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    destruction in Berlin’s eyes. November 7, 1941 Sir Charles Portial sent 130 bombers to Berlin. The 130 bombers drop 2,000 tons of bombs on Berlin. All there was left was buildings barling standing. Germany were the ones who bombed Berlin in 1940. The Bombers were RAF Bombers Command. They Are the Allied Campaign of Strategic Bombing of Germany. They are the best of the best. They have been in 560 battles from 1860 to 1906. The RAF bombers dropped 45,517 tons of bombs on Berlin in 5 years. By May 1945 1.7

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    suicide bombers in the past. One of the best characteristics of suicide bombing is that you are only limited by your imagination on how your attack can be done. You can use a variety of methods and bomb technology to your advantage. Some ideas of possible bomb technology could be a suicide vest that a person can wear underneath their clothing and that cannot be found by metal detectors. Many attempts at using suicide bombing within clothing have been failures however such as the underwear bomber. Suicide

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    The United States had to alter their submarine and bomber warfare methods to properly defend themselves from the Japanese. Submarines and bombers were forced to adopt unrestricted warfare methods which loosened moral and ethical war time views. The United States was dragged into the Second World War by the Japanese attack of Pearl Harbor making them victims of the ruthless warfare methods of the Japanese. The Japanese military had a relentless reputation for cruelty as Sturma paraphrases President

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    needs to take note that most of the suicide bombers according to Pape are not life-long members of the organization. In other words, they are specifically used only for the purpose of suicide bombing. Pape adds that these some of the suicide bombers are in the organization for only a few months while others are in the organization for only a few weeks. Therefore, this makes it hard for intelligence agencies to infiltrate these suicide bombers, and most of them are already dead when they

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    Suicide Bombing Methods

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    preventing these people is deterring them with visual security measures. Several uniformed soldiers having a presence will create fear and possibly deter future suicide bombers. Furthermore, there will be the advantage to shoot down a potential martyr if they do choose to come up to a guarded place. Another tool to help detect these suicide bombers (especially when their vests are hidden) is using canine units. Using their keen noses, they will be able to detect traces of explosives. Another advantage

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    period as well as the absence of heavy four engine bombers at the

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    “A Higher Call” is the epic story of two men during World War Two. One of these men is Charlie Brown a 20 year old pilot of a B-17 bomber. Charlie was just a farm boy in West Virginia where he joined the National Guard for money for his family. Once out of high school, with WW 2 going, he joined the army and became a bomber pilot. He trained and got a crew with nine men in it they were called the quiet ones because they didn’t cause any trouble. They were transferred to the European theater to bomb

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