[tcolvin]

Bruce I can and do believe you are interested.

Apologies for getting Knightley's book wrong; I meant 'The First Casualty".

Harris targetted the Lübeck Innenstadt because it was overwhelmingly civilian and because it was flammable. Therefore it was an efficient target for his purpose of killing civilians.
This is not a legitimate reason for making the Lübeck Innenstadt a target. By the rules of law, the bombing of the Lübeck Innenstadt was prohibited since it did not contain a preponderance of war industries, and he did not take care to limit civilian deaths - on the contrary.
Therefore a war crime was committed.

Tony.