For book #2 - this January, I also finished The Bomber Mafia.
Let me preface this by saying, I'm a sucker for anything Malcolm Gladwell.
I've read Outliers, the Tipping Point, Revenge of the Tipping Point, Talking to Strangers,
and so I'm very excited to read this next one!
The book tells the beginning of the US Air Force, the beginning of air-warfare,
focusing on 2 people: Haywood Hansell & Curtis Lemay,
set before & during World War 2 - in US, Europe, then Japan.
He dissects the story of the different approaches people have to win the war; the different worldviews or mindsets and how it shapes strategies. It ends by nudging us to consider the difference between winning a battle and winning a war - and which approach would do which.
I think this book is very much written in the style of all his previous books - yet with one distinction:
where the other books usually explore a 'topic' & thus presents different examples of that topic that can come up in different parts of the world or different aspects of life,
this one focus on this one storyline, one moment, one 'world', which makes it a little easier to follow.
And this is a good example of how storytelling is making other people understand your obsession - which a sign of a skilled storyteller!
The way he guides us into the story, jump in and out of the timeline to give us context, is always very clear, purposeful, and masterfully done.
Another great read!
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