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GRAYLING, A. C : Among The Dead Cities. Was the Allied Bombing of Civilians in WWII a Necessity or a Crime. SIGNED by the author

2006

Bloomsbury, London. 2006. First edition. Presentation copy SIGNED from the author, "To Michael Franklin With every good wish Anthony Grayling Hay 2006" to title page. Hardback with DW. Large thick 8vo. Illustrated. A lovely clean and fresh copy.

GRAYLING, A. C: : AMONG THE DEAD CITIES: Was the Allied Bombing of Civilians in WWII a Necessity or a Crime?

LONDON.BLOOMSBURY,2006.

ISBN 0747576718.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 10 - 1 descending.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,matt,monochrome photographic illustrated dw/dj panels, with black,red and white lettering to front; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation. Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, publisher's original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip,a white+red chequered headband and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn, viipp+2-361pp [paginated] includes picture credits,8 chapters,16pp contemporary b/w photographs in 1 block,between pp142/3,an appendix,notes,a bibliography,an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages, a dedication,an epigram,contents list/ table with acknowledgements to its reverse,maps separator page,4 b/w maps,and to the rear: a note on the author and a note on the type. In the course of the Second World War,the air forces of Britain and the United States of America carried out a massive bombing offensive against the cities of Germany and Japan,ending with the destruction of Hamburg and Dresden,Tokyo, Hiroshima and Nagasaki.Was it justified by the necessities? Or was it,in fact,a crime against humanity? In the sixty years since the Second World War ended this issue has grown as the benefit of hindsight has prompted fresh questioning,and as the children and grandchildren of those who endured the bombing have begun to see their ancestors as victims of the campaign.It is now one of the last great remaining controversies of that time.And it matters,argues A. C. Grayling,'that history is got right before it distorts into legend'.In fact,not addressing these issues,he argues,as the neo-Nazi efforts to exploit the victimhood of the bombed for their own political purposes show,means that they will become a world problem than if addressed now with clarity and frankness. 'Among the Dead Cities' is both a lucid and revealing work of modern history and an urgent moral investigation.Grayling details the industrial nature of the area bombing in Germany,and also of the US bombing of Japan that culminated in the destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.He looks at the stands people took,both for and against,and crucially asks what are the lessons that we can learn for today about how people should behave in a world of tension and moral confusion,of terrorism and bitter rivalries. 'Among the Dead Cities' is an important book by one of Britain's leading philosophers that gives a vigorous insight into one of the most morally complex issues of our time. Since April 2013,again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering it's prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered it's qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact seller,because of the weight/value of this item for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
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