Gladwell criticised the World War Two chief of the Royal Air Force's Bomber Command, whose full name was Sir Arthur Harris (pictured), in his book The Bomber Mafia: A Story Set in War.

Sir Arthur 'Bomber' Harris, who directed the RAF's bombing missions which flattened German cities, remains one of the most controversial figures of WWII.

Arthur Harris led RAF Bomber Command in World War II, earning him the nickname 'Bomber Harris'. The British policy of 'area' bombing German cities including Cologne and Dresden made him a hugely ...