Target London: Bombing the Capital 1915-2005

by Peter Reese

London was a target for Zeppelins and bombers during the First World War, for bombers, V1s and rockets in the Second, and for Cold War missiles and for terrorists in more recent times, yet rarely has the history of twentieth-century attacks on the capital been studied as a whole. Peter Reese, in this thought-provoking account, vividly describes how the destructive potential of aerial bombing and terrorist actions has increased and how Londoners have...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1848841221
• ISBN13: 9781848841222
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
• Length: 240 Pages