incendiaries — Substances or mixtures of substances consisting of a fuel and an oxidizer used to initiate a fire … Forensic science glossary
incendiaries — in·cen·di·ar·y || ɪn sendɪerɪ / dɪərɪ n. arsonist, one who deliberately and maliciously sets fire to property; bomb which ignites and burns; agitator, one who stirs up strife adj. pertaining to arson, of the deliberate burning of… … English contemporary dictionary
The Blitz — London Blitz redirects here. For the London based American football team, see London Blitz (American football). For other uses, see Blitz (disambiguation). The Blitz Part of Second World War, Home Front … Wikipedia
Bombing of Dresden in World War II — Dresden after the bombing raid The Bombing of Dresden was a military bombing by the British Royal Air Force (RAF) and the United States Army Air Force (USAAF) and as part of the Allied forces between 13 February and 15 Febr … Wikipedia
Strategic bombing during World War II — For a list of notable strategic bombings in the European Theatre of World War II, see List of air operations during the Battle of Europe. Main article: Air warfare of World War II Strategic bombing during World War II Part of World War II … Wikipedia
Operation Steinbock — A Heinkel He 177 takes off for a sortie, 1944 … Wikipedia
RAF munitions storage during WWII — The logistics organizations of the Royal Air Force in World War II were No. 42 Group and RAF Maintenance Command. As a result of a serious shortage of funds during the inter war period and a weakness of policy the RAF was singularly ill equipped… … Wikipedia
Firebombing — is a bombing technique designed to damage a target, generally an urban area, through the use of fire, caused by incendiary devices, rather than from the blast effect of large bombs. The tactic originated during World War II with the use of… … Wikipedia
Terror bombing — is a strategy of deliberately bombing and/or strafing civilian targets in order to break the morale of the enemy, make its civilian population panic, bend the enemy s political leadership to the attacker s will, or to punish an enemy.Legal… … Wikipedia
Aerial bombing of cities — The aerial bombing of cities began in 1911, developed through World War I, grew to a vast scale in World War II, and continues to the present day.Aerial bombing before World War II Italian Turkish War of 1911 1912The very first aerial act of… … Wikipedia
