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Old 1st Dec 2006, 22:50
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treadigraph
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My mum was buried alive in an Anderson shelter - by a bomb probably aimed at Croydon which fell short - alongside her dead aunt. The mental scars from that night some 65 years ago are still apparent.

Also V1 and V2... rather indiscriminate weapons I have always felt.

I fully support every aspect of the Allied campaigns in WWII, but Dresden, just like the Blitz, should help to remind us why most wars are ultimately pointless. Sadly it is also occasionally inevitable - as is collateral damage.
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