| Description |
xxix, 370 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., ports. |
| Series |
Zenith military classics
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| Note |
First published in 1979 by Michael Joseph Limited, a division of Penguin Group. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Prologue -- Norfolk and Heligoland bight, 18 December 1939 -- In the beginning, Trenchard: British bomber policy, 1917-40 -- Squadron, Norfolk, 1940-41 -- Squadron, Yorkshire, 1940-41 -- Crisis of confidence, 1941-42 -- The coming of area bombing, 1942 -- Squadron, Lincolnshire, 1942 -- Harris conducts an overture -- Operations -- Protest and policy, 1942-43 -- Dissent -- Casablanca-the airmen victorious -- The tools of darkness -- Squadron, Yorkshire, 1943 -- The Ruhr -- Hamburg -- Courage -- The other side of the hill: Germany 1940-44 -- The destruction -- The defenses -- Bomber Command Headquarters, Buckinghamshire -- Conflict and compromise, 1943-44 -- The battle of Berlin -- The American breakthrough -- Pathfinders: 97 Squadron, Lincolnshire, 1944 -- "A quiet trip all round": Darmstadt, 11/12 September 1944 -- Saturation -- The balance sheet -- Appendix A: Bomber command sorties dispatched and aircraft missing and written off, 1939-45 -- Appendix B: Specifications and performance of the principal aircraft of Bomber Command and Luftwaffe night-fighters, 1939-45 -- Appendix C: -- The target indicator board at Bomber Command HQ, High Wycombe, at the beginning of February 1945 -- Appendix D: Comparison of British and German production of selected armaments, 1940-44 -- Appendix E: Schedule of German cities subjected to area attack by bomber command, 1942-45 -- Appendix F: Comparison of Allied and German aircraft production, 1939-45. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Great Britain. Royal Air Force. Bomber Command -- History.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, British.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- Great Britain.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Destruction and pillage -- Germany.
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Germany -- History -- 1933-1945.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Gilg, Erik.
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Vasaly, Madeleine.
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ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780760345207 (softcover) |
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9781610588638 (e-book) |
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