The next twenty years of reconstruction and growth were wiped out overnight, in May 1945, when American bombers leveled nearly half the city.
It took 20 years to rebuild the city after the bombings.
mnli hypothesis: It took 20 years to rebuild the city after the bombings. premise: The next twenty years of reconstruction and growth were wiped out overnight, in May 1945, when American bombers leveled nearly half the city.