The Bombers and the Bombed: Allied Air War Over Europe, 1940-1945

by Richard Overy

Book Overview

The ultimate history of the Allied bombing campaigns in World War II Technology shapes the nature of all wars, and the Second World War hinged on a most unpredictable weapon: the bomb. Day and night, Britain and the United States unleashed massive fleets of bombers to kill and terrorize occupied Europe, destroying its cities. The grisly consequences call into question how "moral" a war the Allies fought. The Bombers and the Bombed radically overhauls...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0670025151
• ISBN13: 9780670025152
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: Viking
• Length: 562 Pages
• Weight: 1.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.3" x 6.2" x 9.1"