News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on 1913: When Hitler, Trotsky, Tito, Freud and Stalin all lived in the same place. Parent comment

Re:1913: When Hitler, Trotsky, Tito, Freud and Stalin all li... by cafard on Friday September 13, 2024 @09:06AM (#41530908)
Firebombed? With Avro Lancasters?

The British Army burned the White House and a few other buildings in Washington, in retaliation, as they said, for the burning of buildings in York (Toronto).

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:1913: When Hitler, Trotsky, Tito, Freud and Stalin all li... by defrost on Saturday September 14, 2024 @02:15AM (#41537840)
That seems a tad alternative history.

Regular old throwable fire bombs | lanterns | incendiary devices | oil filled clay pots with a wick, etc. work just fine.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_thermal_weapons

[ Parent | on HN ]