Great efforts were made during the war to mask the reality of the civilian target by using generic terms such as 'industrial centres'.

She hits every single target, and even avoids the trick civilian target at the end.

That failure prompted a turn in strategy towards nighttime raids aimed at civilian targets.

Independent human rights observers confirmed that civilian targets had been repeatedly hit, including basements where terrified residents had sought refuge and were trapped for days.

This military view of civilian targets has effects on the equity of applied legal principles on which the prosecution of crimes against humanity are based.