> I guess this all depends on one’s definition “bombed back into the Stone Age”. Well, yeah. And it's not exactly a technical term. Don't get me wrong, the str

> I guess this all depends on one’s definition “bombed back into the Stone Age”. Well, yeah. And it's not exactly a technical term. Don't get me wrong, the strategic bombing was very destructive and killed a lot of people. The way I interpret the phrase is that bombing a country "back to the stone age" means destroying their industrial production. And strategic bombing didn't do that. Germany and Japan's GDPs did not crater; their production of military hardware increased through 1944. I'm sure the bombing kept it from increasing more, but that's not what the phrase implies. When the Allied armies entered Germany in 1944 their opponents were armed with guns and tanks, not bows and spears.