The British bombing of Caen beginning on D-Day in particular was stupid, counter-productive and above all very close to a war crime. (Antony Beevor)

The British bombing of Caen beginning on D-Day in particular was stupid, counter-productive and above all very close to a war crime.

Antony Beevor

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