Ethics and Airpower in World War II: The British Bombing of German Cities

by Stephen A. Garrett

Book Overview

On the night of 27 July 1943 about eight hundred British bombers attacked the German city of Hamburg, creating a fire-storm that destroyed almost four square miles and killed forty thousand people. The raid on Hamburg was part of a British wartime strategy known as area bombing. Over five hundred thousand civilians lost their lives as a result and another million received serious injury. This book analyzes the attitudes which various people and groups...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312086830
• ISBN13: 9780312086831
• Release Date: June 1993
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.7" x 8.5"