'In narrative power and persuasion, he has paralleled in Dresden what Antony Beevor achieved in Stalingrad'

Independent on Sunday

'A well-written, scholarly account'

Guardian

'Well-researched and unpretentious ... fascinating ... Taylor skilfully interweaves various personal accounts of the impact of the raids'

Michael Burleigh, Guardian

'Impressive ... Taylor weaves a chilling narrative from eyewitness accounts and painstaking documentary research, particularly with German sources. He explains the conceptual and strategic background with admirable clarity. His account of the air operation itself is quite superb'

The Times