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Apr 2021
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EP13 Gladwell and the Bomber Mafia

DAN CARLIN
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Revisionist History host Malcolm Gladwell joins Dan to discuss the development of U.S. precision bombing ideas, Curtis LeMay and the firebombing of Japanese cities. 1. Bomber Mafia by Malcolm Gladwell 2. Revisionist History 3. Dan Carlin's Destroyer of Worlds 4. Dan Carlin's Logical Insanity 5. Dan Carlin's Logical Insanity Extra 6. "The wizards of Armageddo ... Show More
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