Adena, Maja; Enikolopov, Ruben; Petrova, Maria; Voth, … - 2021
bombing designed to undermine enemy morale-the Allied bomber offensive against Germany during World War II. Our evidence shows … information on the bombing of over 900 German towns and cities. Using plausibly exogenous variation in weather, we show that … places that suffered more bombardment saw noticeably more opposition. Bombing also reduced the combat motivation of soldiers …