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Modern international ethical rules frown on achieving worthy military ends by means that also kill many civilians. Is this a fairly modern consensus? How were the heavy civilian casualties resulting from infrastructure bombing and urban warfare viewed by the Allies/World during WWII?

by /u/RusticBohemian in /r/AskHistorians

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