ike blitzkrieg, strategic bombardment arose from the aftermath of World War I as a means of avoiding the costly stalemate of trench warfare and bringing about a swift victory in the next conflict.  In this essay, be sure to cover the following issues with this topic:

–who is credited as the “Father of Strategic Bombardment” and what precisely did he preach in the bombing of cities?

–What was the stated goal of Britain’s Bomber Command in carrying out its campaign over Germany, and how did the British attempt to realize that goal between 1941 and 1945?

–What was the U.S. Army Air Force approach to strategic bombardment over Europe from 1942 to 1944, and why did the Americans shift to urban bombing in 1945 over Germany and Japan?