With an introduction read by Max Hastings. Bomber Command's offensive against the cities of Germany was one of the epic campaigns of the Second World War. More than 56,000 British and Commonwealth aircrew and 600,000 Germans died in the course of the RAF's attempt to win the war by bombing. The struggle began in 1939 with a few score primitive Whitleys, Hampdens and Wellingtons, and ended six years later with 1,600 Lancasters, Halifaxes, and Mosquitoes razing whole cities in a single night. Max Hastings traced the developments of area bombing using a wealth of documnets, letters, diaries, and…mehr
With an introduction read by Max Hastings. Bomber Command's offensive against the cities of Germany was one of the epic campaigns of the Second World War. More than 56,000 British and Commonwealth aircrew and 600,000 Germans died in the course of the RAF's attempt to win the war by bombing. The struggle began in 1939 with a few score primitive Whitleys, Hampdens and Wellingtons, and ended six years later with 1,600 Lancasters, Halifaxes, and Mosquitoes razing whole cities in a single night. Max Hastings traced the developments of area bombing using a wealth of documnets, letters, diaries, and interviews with key surviving witnesses. Bomber Command is his classic account of one of the most controversial struggles of the war. Max Hastings, author of over 20 books, has been editor of the Daily Telegraph and the Evening Standard. He has received many awards for his journalism and was knighted in 2002.
Section i: List of Illustrations Section ii: Foreward Section iii: Prologue: Norfolk and Heligoland Bight, 18 December 1939 Chapter 1: In the Beginning, Trenchard: British Bomber Policy, 1917 40 Chapter 2: 82 Squadron, Norfolk, 1940 41 Chapter 3: 10 Squadron, Yorkshire, 1940 41 Chapter 4: Crisis of Confidence, 1941 42 Chapter 5: The Coming of Area Bombing Chapter 6: 50 Squadron, Lincolnshire, 1942 Chapter 7: Protests and Policy, 1942 43 Chapter 8: 76 Squadron, Yorkshire, 1943 Chapter 9: The Other Side of the Hill: Germany 1940 44 Chapter 10: Bomber Command Headquarters, Buckinghamshire, 1943 44 Chapter 11: Conflict and Compromise, 1943 44 Chapter 12: Pathfinders: 97 Squadron, Lincolnshire, 1944 Chapter 13: 'A Quiet Trip All Round': Darmstadt, 11/12 September 1944 Chapter 14: Saturation Chapter 15: The Balance Sheet Section iv: Appendix A: Bomber Command sorties dispatched and aircraft missing and written off, 1939 45 Section v: Appendix B: Specifications and performance of the principal aircraft of Bomber Command and Luftwaffe night fighters, 1939 45 Section vi: Appendix C: Letter to Sir Norman Bottomley from Sir Arthur Harris Section vii: Appendix D: British and German production of selected armanents, 1940 44 Section viii: Appendix E: Schedule of German Cities subjected to area attack by Bomber Command, 1942 45 Section ix: Appendix F: Comparative Allied and German aircraft production, 1939 45 Section x: Bibliography and a note on sources Section xi: Notes and references Section xii: Glossary od ranks, abbreviations and codenames Acknowledgements xiii: Acknowledgements Index xiv: Index
Section i: List of Illustrations Section ii: Foreward Section iii: Prologue: Norfolk and Heligoland Bight, 18 December 1939 Chapter 1: In the Beginning, Trenchard: British Bomber Policy, 1917 40 Chapter 2: 82 Squadron, Norfolk, 1940 41 Chapter 3: 10 Squadron, Yorkshire, 1940 41 Chapter 4: Crisis of Confidence, 1941 42 Chapter 5: The Coming of Area Bombing Chapter 6: 50 Squadron, Lincolnshire, 1942 Chapter 7: Protests and Policy, 1942 43 Chapter 8: 76 Squadron, Yorkshire, 1943 Chapter 9: The Other Side of the Hill: Germany 1940 44 Chapter 10: Bomber Command Headquarters, Buckinghamshire, 1943 44 Chapter 11: Conflict and Compromise, 1943 44 Chapter 12: Pathfinders: 97 Squadron, Lincolnshire, 1944 Chapter 13: 'A Quiet Trip All Round': Darmstadt, 11/12 September 1944 Chapter 14: Saturation Chapter 15: The Balance Sheet Section iv: Appendix A: Bomber Command sorties dispatched and aircraft missing and written off, 1939 45 Section v: Appendix B: Specifications and performance of the principal aircraft of Bomber Command and Luftwaffe night fighters, 1939 45 Section vi: Appendix C: Letter to Sir Norman Bottomley from Sir Arthur Harris Section vii: Appendix D: British and German production of selected armanents, 1940 44 Section viii: Appendix E: Schedule of German Cities subjected to area attack by Bomber Command, 1942 45 Section ix: Appendix F: Comparative Allied and German aircraft production, 1939 45 Section x: Bibliography and a note on sources Section xi: Notes and references Section xii: Glossary od ranks, abbreviations and codenames Acknowledgements xiii: Acknowledgements Index xiv: Index
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