ineffectiveness of bombarding civilians and cities it was in britain that the strategy of aerial bombing would resurface. it was the work of an oxford physicist named frederick lindemann. this scientist was little known to the general public he was nevertheless a primary advisor to churchill who gave him the friendly nickname of profit. as the very first bombs were falling on london lindemann and his research team set about to scientifically demonstrate that aerial bombing could ensure military victory. to this end he analyzed the vast amount of data collected from the ruins of the blitz. in much nine hundred forty two he communicated his conclusions in a one page memo to the investigation seems to show that having one's home