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Article: Among the Dead Cities: The History and Moral Legacy of the WWII Bombing of Civilians in Germany and Japan.(Book review)
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- Parameters
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- September 22, 2007
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Among the Dead Cities: The History and Moral Legacy of the WWII Bombing of Civilians in Germany and Japan. By A. C. Grayling. New York: Walker and Company, 2006.361 pages. $25.95.
A. C. Grayling is Professor of Philosophy at the University of London. The windows of his home study look upon a park created after German bombs destroyed the row of Victorian houses across the road on the night of 29 December 1940. Broken bricks and remnants of concrete walls, now mostly covered with ivy, are mute reminders of the South London block that once served hundreds of lives. "Contemplating the street where I live and the surrounding area, I am daily reminded of the horrors of ...