The Crusades

[Buccaneer]

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Japan was the only instance I could think of as well. "integral part" of strategy seems very unfair.

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Well actually Germany as well. Special bombs and bombing runs that were designed to kill workers and burn thier homes.

I believe there were other instances not in WWII. We did not have the ability to attack whole populations prior to WWII easily with bombs, and fire, but we did kill most of the indignious populations with biological weapons in the form of blankets deliberatly infected with small pox. Indians have very little immunity to the european diseases, STDs included, and so we exploited this weakness. Not that I gnash my teeth over it, but we need to remember it. We didn't do it because it was very difficult to do. When it is easy we seem to have a propensity to do it.