Luftwaffe over Scotland
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Characteristics
| ISBN-13 | 978-184995-000-8 |
| ISBN-10 | 1849950008 |
| Book cover finish(es) | Trade paperback |
| Condition | Excellent condition |
| Author(s) | Les Taylor |
| Publisher | Whittles Publishing |
| Number of pages | 160 |
| Published date | Text, illustrations and maps © 2010 Les Taylor Reprinted 2010 |
| Language(s) | English |
| Size | 17 x 24 x 0.8 cm |
| Categorie(s) | • AVIATION MILITAIRE • SECONDE GUERRE MONDIALE |
Description
An important and long-overdue contribution to the full understanding of the German bombing campaign against Scotland in World War II.
Luftwaffe over Scotland is the first complete history of the dramatic and often brutal air attacks that took place in almost every village, town and city in Scotland during World War II. From the relentless hit-and-run attacks up the east coast of Scotland to the calamities of Clydebank and Greenock, the book draws on official archives, articles, letters and personal testimonies to provide new evidence and fresh claims regarding many aspects of the war in Scotland - some of them controversial and specifically at odds with the more traditional British portrayals of World War Two.
Why was there no 'Phoney War' in Scotland?
Did the Battle of Britain begin over Orkney in April 1940?
Why were more people killed in Glasgow than at the target of Clydebank?
Why were the Greenock raids such a disastrous failure for the Luftwaffe?
Why did Hitler personally ensure Aberdeen became Scotland's last raided city?
Why was the last air battle in Europe fought off the Aberdeenshire coast?
The book also provides a detailed analysis of the attacking German forces and operations, exposing the strengths and weaknesses of the air defences around Scotland; and analyses the strategies and politics involved on both sides, together with a technical critique of the weaponry employed by both attackers and defenders.
A full list of all the Scottish locations that were bombed is included, as well as extensive figures on Scottish casualties and details of German aircraft losses. All presented alongside many previously unpublished photographs of this dramatic period in the history of the modern Scottish nation.