saturation bombing
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Harris was criticising for having masterminded saturation bombing of areas of Germany that cost large numbers of civilian lives.
From BBC • Dec. 23, 2015
The most eye-opening sections of “The Korean War” detail America’s saturation bombing of Korea’s north.
From New York Times • Jul. 21, 2010
As a result, the U.S. has resorted to saturation bombing of suspected supply areas that sometimes turn out to be ammunition and gasoline caches but are frequently only empty jungle.
From Time Magazine Archive
For Cologne, where the R.A.F. first tried saturation bombing, was at last in American hands and available for expert Allied study.
From Time Magazine Archive
And, according to U.S. testimony, the precision bombing of the American forces is more effective, ton for ton, than the saturation bombing of the R.A.F.
From Time Magazine Archive
