The Allied Strategic Bombing Campaigns of World War II

Did the Allied strategic bombing campaigns of World War II constitute a vindication or a rejection of the ideas put forth by Mitchell and developed at ACTS?
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Did the Allied strategic bombing campaigns of World War II constitute a vindication or a rejection of the ideas put forth by Mitchell and developed at ACTS?
The allied strategic bombing campaigns of World War II were both a vindication and rejection of the ideas put forth by Billy Mitchel and the tactics developed at Air Corps Tactical School (ACTS). On the other hand, considering that most of the campaigns led to the destruction of important infrastructure on both the Japanese and German sides ("The United States Strategic Bombing Surveys" n.d., 28). The bombing campaigns also led to the demoralization of civilian populations in Japan and Germany. In addition, the economy of Germany saw a huge hit due to some of the Allied bombing campaigns ("The United States Bombing Surveys," n.d, 38). The ...