"'The most important thing is to avoid panic. The air defense warden is responsible for ensuring..."

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'The most important thing is to avoid panic. The air defense warden is responsible for ensuring that the residents of his building adopt appropriate air raid conduct. From the perspective of the Department of Defense, panic is more dangerous than any other effect produced by air raids. It is not the dead who are in danger of succumbing to the demands of the attacker, but the terrified.'

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Bang, you’re dead. It’s for the best.

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- A History of Bombing by Sven Lindqvist.

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