Chapter 3 The Age of Cataclysm Chapter 1 The Age of Total War

Gray faces, muttering curses, full of fear, Climb out of the ditch, over the sandbags, The hands on the wrist, tick tock, Glancing furtively, fists clenched, Hope, sinking in the mud Stumble.Oh god, please tell it to stop! ——British anti-war writer Sassoon (Siegfried Sassoon, 1947, p. 71) In order to avoid the suspicion that the bombing act is too "barbaric and cruel", in name, it is best to limit the target of the bombing to military facilities, and the means should not be too drastic, so as to maintain the demeanor of civilized warfare.Such a bluff seems appropriate, but no one is willing to speak out the truth.In fact, at the beginning of the air battle, such superficial restrictions were not only inappropriate, but also difficult to enforce.However, I am afraid that it will take some time until the next time there is a war before everyone can establish a real understanding of the nature of air combat.

- "Bombing Doctrine", 1921 (Townshend, 1986, p. 161) (Sarajevo, 1946) Walking through the streets of Belgrade, you can see that many young women's hair has begun to gray, and some have even completely grayed.These faces are young, but full of pain and suffering.Only their figures reveal that they are not old yet!I seem to see how the vicious hands of this war have destroyed these delicate faces. We cannot allow this to happen again.The white hair on top of these beauties will soon turn grayer, and eventually even the beauties will disappear.It's too bad.These young white heads, these stolen carefree youth are really the truest portrayal of our era seen by future generations.

I just want to commemorate them with this short article. ——"Roadside Stories" (Andric, 1992, p. 50)