Review
A parable written for the age of technological disruption . . . brilliantly told — James McConnachie ― Sunday Times
Remarkable . . . a work of art . . . one puts this book down shaking one’s head at the folly and human cost of it all — Paul Kennedy ― Wall Street Journal
Gripping . . . in Gladwell’s deft hands, the Air Force generals of World War II come back to life as the stirring 20th-century equivalent of Adm. Horatio Nelson and his band of audacious captains from the age of fighting sail . . . Gladwell is a wonderful storyteller — Thomas E. Ricks ― The New York Times
Impassioned . . . engagingly written — Saul David ― Telegraph
Riveting . . .The Bomber Mafia looks at one of the greatest moral challenges of the Second World War — Michael Lewis ― author of The Fifth Risk
Told with the muscular, driving narrative and fizzingly charismatic (real-life) characters of a movie — Ed Grenby ― Radio Times
A thought-provoking, accessible account of how people respond to difficult choices in difficult times . . . Gladwell’s easy conversational style works well . . . his portraits of individuals are compelling — Diana Preston ― Washington Post
Unexpected empathy . . . fabulistic energy ― Esquire
Lively, engaging . . . a fascinating story — Gerard DeGroot ― The Times
Important and characteristically readable . . . Gladwell is possibly the most confident storyteller in non-fiction. He always knows exactly where he is going, and he takes you with him in pleasure and comfort. — Simon Kuper ― New Statesman
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Product details
- ISBN-13: 9780241535868
- Publisher: Allen Lane
- Published: April 2021
- Pages: 256
- Binding: Paperback