The British thought the American Bomber Mafia was crazy. Why were they taking all the risks of flying during the day against targets too hard to hit? The British were trying to win a war, and it seemed to them that the Americans were holding an undergraduate philosophy seminar. So at Casablanca, Churchill said to FDR, Enough. You’re doing it our way now. And in a panic, General Arnold summoned his commander in Europe, Ira Eaker, to tell him the bad news: area bombing had won the day.
