-I don't think that argument stands up to scrutiny; Dresden (to take but the latest and most infamous example of WWII fire bombing) basically happened after Ger

-I don't think that argument stands up to scrutiny; Dresden (to take but the latest and most infamous example of WWII fire bombing) basically happened after Germany's ability to put up a fight had been crushed. Most notably, in the 2nd half of 1944 they effectively lost the oil imports from Romania; at the same time, they were fighting on three fronts - with the Allies coming up through Italy and crossing the Channel, the Soviets from the east. They had to do an awful lot more with an awful lot less. Granted, it could be argued that obliterating an important railroad junction like Dresden made logistics (even) harder for the Germans - but again, at that late point in the war it probably didn't matter much.