lack of reliable power supplies also meant that there were few bright lights to attract the attention of visitors from above. But spring brought with it warmer weather and an end to the protective mist. The city then became a clear target. Many aspects of life in the city were beyond the Nationalist government’s control, and none more so than the terrifying new reality of constant bombings. In the winter of 1938 there were a few “trial raids” on the city. The attacks began in earnest from the spring of 1939, and it was the destruction that rained down on May 3 and 4 that year that really
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