Overview
- Summary
- A history of the Allied bombing campaigns of World War II questions the morality of British and American attacks on occupied European cities while offering insight into the course of the civilian front line of the Allied air war as it was shaped by political strategies.
- Variant Title
- Allied air war over Europe 1940-1945
- Format
- Book
- Published
- New York, New York : Viking, 2014
©2013 - Locale
- Europe
Germany - Contents
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Prologue: Bombing Bulgaria
The sorcerer's apprentice: Bomber Command 1939-42
The Casablanca Offensive: the Allies over Germany 1943-44
The "Battle of Germany", 1944-45
The logic of total war: German society under the bombs
Italy: The war of bombs and words
Bombing friends, bombing enemies: Germany's new order
Epilogue: Lessons learned and not learned: bombing into the post-war world. - Notes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 517-541) and index.
Prologue: Bombing Bulgaria -- The sorcerer's apprentice: Bomber Command 1939-42 -- The Casablanca Offensive: the Allies over Germany 1943-44 -- The "Battle of Germany", 1944-45 -- The logic of total war: German society under the bombs -- Italy: The war of bombs and words -- Bombing friends, bombing enemies: Germany's new order -- Epilogue: Lessons learned and not learned: bombing into the post-war world.
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 0670025151
9780670025152 - Physical Description
- xxviii, 562 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Keywords & Subjects
- Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, British. World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American. World War, 1939-1945--Europe--Aerial operations, British. World War, 1939-1945--Europe--Aerial operations, American. World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, British--Moral and ethical aspects. World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American--Moral and ethical aspects. Bombing, Aerial--Europe--History--20th century. Bombing, Aerial--Social aspects--Europe--History--20th century. Civil defense--Social aspects--Europe--History--20th century. Bombing, Aerial--Germany--History--20th century. Bombing, Aerial--Europe--Public opinion. Public opinion--Europe. World War, 1939-1945--Europe.
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