THE BOMBER WAR — THE ALLIED AIR OFFENSIVE AGAINST NAZI GERMANY —
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Characteristics
| ISBN-13 |
1-58567-457-5 |
| Book cover finish(es) | Perfect paperback |
| Condition | Good |
| Author(s) | Robin Neillands |
| Publisher | The Overlook Press |
| Number of pages | 448 |
| Published date |
First published in paperback in the United States in 2003 by The Overlook Press, Peter Mayer Publishers, Inc. Woodstock & New York |
| Language(s) | English |
| Size | 15 x 23 x 3,5 cm |
| Categorie(s) | • AVIATION MILITAIRE • SECONDE GUERRE MONDIALE |
Description
30 b/w photographs; 18 line drawings; 1 map
The Bomber War is the book about the brutal war in the skies during World War Two and the dedication and heroism of the airmen who paid the ultimate price for victory. The bomber campaign against Germany is still one of the most contentiously debated of the war, leaving many to ask what was achieved by the deaths of thousands of German civilians—many of them women and children. Were all means justified against Nazi Germany?
Acclaimed historian Robin Neillands examines every detail of the Allied campaign led by British Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur "Bomber" Harris: the strengths and fundamental flaws of the campaign, the technical difficulties and developments, and above all, the day-by-day, night-by-night endurance of the crews flying to the limit in discomfort and danger, facing flak and enemy fire. The personal experiences of British, American, Canadian, Australian, and other Allied fliers play a key part in this account, along with those of German airmen and civilians.
"Engrossing. . . . A cogent analysis of the morally complex technological, political, and strategic decisions made by the Allied air forces during the war against Nazi Germany. . . . Well-researched and thoughtfully argued." —Kirkus Reviews
"Second World War studies are a crowded field, but The Bomber War makes outstanding contributions . . . Rarely has history been put to better use. The stories aren't only enthralling and a corrective to official accounts, but get you in there among the flak and tracer-fire and flares." —The Independent on Sunday
"By clarifying the wartime strategies of the British and American bomber forces, and correcting many half-truths, Neillands has made a valuable contribution to the history of air warfare." —The Sunday Telegraph