The Archive · 1940

Choice of Objectives

The Nazis have chosen to attack the moral of the British people, in preference to military objectives; the British have confined their attacks to targets which are vital to the German war effort. There can be no doubt which of the two enemies has chosen more wisely. The indiscriminate bombing of London has inflicted damage which probably totals millions of pounds Militarily, very little, for all reports, neutral, agree that Great Britain's war potential thas been barely scratched. No doubt the torture ing tactics of continuous night raids are having their effects upon individuals of the population them. This is inevit! be comparable to that experienced by the soldier under heavy bombardment in the trenches, But, li Erata way as it was when as was proved in the last war and in the epic of enced. It is not Flanders, Břitons can stand an enormous moment very heavy amount of nervous strain without any damage done by © aero-io their moral AIL the latest accounts from but it is. clear that it has Brith people against the unspeakable beings point to a mounting wrath among the near sufficient to force a who have ordered attacks which have resulted in the death or wounding of relatives of men who are in the fighting services, Men' of the R.A.F. who have lost members of their families in the bombings are anxious for their revenge, and they have taken it by dropping their bombs from dangerously low heights on military objective, To make sure that their targets are hit, they have swooped down to within 200 feet before loosing their missiles. They have seriously wounded the Nazi war machine, which in the long run is more a important contribution striking south-east-towards victory than serious damage done to loans into the Near Savile Row and London's great department break the economic stores. Every British bomb has been a blow at has thrown around the Nazi fighting efficiency, while most of the Nazi them means the exten-bombs have fallen upon bricks and mortar. Which is the more valuable in the long run—er countries, and the ar upon the ind economic resources, while excess are problematical in transfer of the scene of the Near East is a pos-Jong "been contemplated, io reason to believe that Britain prepared against such a riger. such a development it will amount to the clearest ad-sion that the enemy have failed against in Europe, and a definite proof of "manner in which Hitler's policies and

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