On the eve of World War II, the prophets of the air war dream of the irresistible silver bullet: the bomber. He is to smash the enemy in the defenseless hinterland, fast, smooth, lossless for their own soldiers. A revolution in warfare! But it is different. The documentary "The Bombing" describes in three parts ("attack", "counter-attack", "downfall") the history of this weapon in the Second World War.
