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The role of Bomber Command in World War II is still shrouded in mystery. This book provides a new and revisionary narrative of the campaign, serving as both a military history and an investigation into how modern perceptions of Bomber Command have come about. It shows why Bomber Command - in one of the largest and bloodiest campaigns of the war with 55,000 aircrew lost - has received so much attention yet remains a "lost sheep" among British wartime glories, and is still dogged by controversy.
Table of Contents
Contents
Acknowledgements vii
Preface to the New Paperback Introduction viii
Chapter One: Hoping the Bomber will always get through 5
Chapter Two: The Lion Tries His Wings, September 1939-February 17
Chapter Three: Committing Britain to a Bomber War,
February 1941 - Spring 1942 38
Chapter Four: Unleashing the Whirlwind, February 1942-August 1943 63
Chapter Five: Berlin, 'the Big City' 105
Chapter Six: Achieving Victory, Spring 1944-May 1945 122
Chapter Seven: Remembering and Misremembering, 1945-1999 138
Conclusion 159
Appendix A: Bomber Command and the War Artists Scheme 165
Appendix B: Journey Together (1945) and The Way to the Stars (1945) 167
Chronology Bomber Command 169
Notes 176
Bibliographical Notes 186
Index 196
Acknowledgements vii
Preface to the New Paperback Introduction viii
Chapter One: Hoping the Bomber will always get through 5
Chapter Two: The Lion Tries His Wings, September 1939-February 17
Chapter Three: Committing Britain to a Bomber War,
February 1941 - Spring 1942 38
Chapter Four: Unleashing the Whirlwind, February 1942-August 1943 63
Chapter Five: Berlin, 'the Big City' 105
Chapter Six: Achieving Victory, Spring 1944-May 1945 122
Chapter Seven: Remembering and Misremembering, 1945-1999 138
Conclusion 159
Appendix A: Bomber Command and the War Artists Scheme 165
Appendix B: Journey Together (1945) and The Way to the Stars (1945) 167
Chronology Bomber Command 169
Notes 176
Bibliographical Notes 186
Index 196
Product details
| Published | Feb 16 2001 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 216 |
| ISBN | 9781860645914 |
| Imprint | I.B. Tauris |
| Illustrations | 8pp bw plates |
| Dimensions | 234 x 156 mm |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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