RAF Bomber Command in World War II by Denis Richards

RAF Bomber Command in World War II by Denis Richards

The work of the RAF bomber command has come under fire from a whole generation of historians since the 1960s. They claim that the RAF offensive against Germany was immoral because so many civilians were killed, and wasteful because so many attacks were not on specific military targets. In this book, Denis Richards, co-author of the official history of the RAF 1939-1945, describes the difficulties and failures, but redresses the balance by making clear the magnitude of Bomber Command's achievements. His account provides a revised interpretation of the battle fought virtually every night for almost five and a half years, in which over half the aircrew became casualties. Truly, it was "the hardest victory".

Denis Richards OBE was head of the team writing preliminary narratives for study by the RAF Staff during the Second World War. He is the co-author of the official history of the RAF between 1939 and 1945 and is the co-author of THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN - THE JUBILEE HISTORY also published in Classic Penguin Military History (July 2001).

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ISBN 13	9780141390963
ISBN 10	0141390964
Titel	RAF Bomber Command in World War II
Autor	Denis Richards
Serie	Penguin Classic Military History S
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Penguin Books Ltd
Erscheinungsjahr	2001-11-01
Seitenanzahl	448
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