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 ==Passive voice in opening paragraphs== 

 In light of the implied sins of omission on the parts of Harris (for not relying on improved targeting methods) and his superiors like Churchill (for not ordering Harris to rely on improved targeting methods), the British manner of passive voice creates some confusion with the closing phrase ""nor were there serious misgivings about the campaign expressed at the time."" Precisely who is being charged with failing to express misgivings? Churchill? Harris? Both? This statement seems to be an indirect defense of somebody for lacking the perspective of hindsight and post war qualms about dropping as few as possible bombs on civilians. If so, perhaps this non-expression of ""serious misgivings"" ought to be moved to a spot lower down on the page. At the least a it would leave the reader with less ambiguity if the selection were reconstructed to read ""no prominent persons at the time expressed misgivings...""    —Preceding unsigned comment added by     
 :Since it's Harris being criticized, it was meant to ref to his bosses, Portal & Churchill, as well as HMG more broadly. (I know, I wrote it.) It's not ""an indirect defense of somebody for lacking the perspective of hindsight"", it's suppsed to be a defense of Harris for doing as he was told by seniors who didn't see things terribly differently than he did at the time, from attacks by those who have the benefit hindsight & seem to think all those mentioned should have, too. Obviously, it needs to be clearer...    "