The book will be of interest to readers concerned about the ethical, legal, and human dimensions of bombing and its effects on civilians, to students of military strategy and Italian history, and to World War II buffs.

Matthew Evangelista is President White Professor of History and Political Science at Cornell University, member of the comitato scientifico of the Fondazione Luigi Einaudi in Turin, Italy, and of the graduate faculty of the University of Roma Tre and the ASERI graduate school of the Catholic University of Milan.

1. Introduction 2. Diplomacy 3. Strategy 4. Resistance 5. Humanity 6. Memory 7. Conclusion