From the cover. Over the six years of the Second World War, most of urban Europe was subject to bomb attack, from the French Atlantic ports to the major cities of central Germany, from the Dutch and Belgian cities to the ports and towns of Sicily. Throughout the whole region per…
Investigates the effects of mass bombing on both Britain and Nazi Germany, showing how these two very different societies sought to withstand the onslaught and keep up morale.
"The mass killing of civilians in incidents of 'collateral damage', especially as a result of air bombardment, represents one of the most emotive and ethically urgent issues of the contemporary world. Many experts see the civil war in Spain (1936-9) as the original site of this …
"This volume deals with the development of Britain's air defence during the years leading up to the outbreak of the Second World War, and the development of the system during the early period of the war, leading up to the Battle of Britain. Originally classified as 'secret', thi…
"This volume deals with the development of Britain's air defence during the years leading up to the outbreak of the Second World War, and the development of the system during the early period of the war, leading up to the Battle of Britain. Originally classified as 'secret', thi…
