jennifertordy's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
informative
fast-paced
3.5
Gladwell is engaging and thrilling as always but the topic was a bit off for me. It was interesting but I feel like it glorified some heinous actions.
rhiannonjq's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars. Engaging audiobook but the subject matter is so incredibly horrific.
lakecake's review against another edition
4.0
I won a copy of this book through Goodreads Giveaways.
Malcolm Gladwell is best known for his very accessible books about social science, and in this work he carries that gift of accessibility to military history. Specifically, this talks about the formation of the Air Force as we know it today, and a group of young guns who became known as The Bomber Mafia. This group wanted to revolutionize warfare as we then knew it, and use targeted bombing to limit casualties. Gladwell tells us the story of their ideas and their ideals, and how they succeeded and failed. It’s quick, easy to read and interesting.
Malcolm Gladwell is best known for his very accessible books about social science, and in this work he carries that gift of accessibility to military history. Specifically, this talks about the formation of the Air Force as we know it today, and a group of young guns who became known as The Bomber Mafia. This group wanted to revolutionize warfare as we then knew it, and use targeted bombing to limit casualties. Gladwell tells us the story of their ideas and their ideals, and how they succeeded and failed. It’s quick, easy to read and interesting.
rogerjpatterson's review against another edition
5.0
No one can top Gladwell as a storyteller, and this is no exception. And I never had the sense, as I sometimes do, that he is bending the facts to fit his narrative. He may have done it here too, but I didn’t know enough about the subject matter to detect it!
jksmusic's review against another edition
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.5