Sarrail ordered a massive aerial bombardment of the city.

Using their guns in what Arab records call a massive bombardment, the reinforcements were able to repel the mansa's army.

On July 16, 1943 a massive aerial bombardment destroyed much of the historic city centre and killed scores of people.

The British then launched a massive bombardment, followed by an assault that led to vicious hand-to-hand fighting.

The wall before them erupted in a massive bombardment taking place on a horizon kilometers away.

In September 1581, Narva was taken after a storming that had been preceded by a massive bombardment.

The operation was preceded by a massive aerial bombardment by over 2,000 allied bombers.

It was attacked again in the 1940s; after massive German bombardments there was almost nothing left alive on it.

A massive naval bombardment was followed by air strikes to soften the area for the amphibious landing.

News came in of massive nuclear bombardments taking place all over the globe.