RAF Bomber Command in World War II
The Hardest Victory
Denis Richards(Author)
Penguin Books Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 1. November 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
448 pages
978-0-14-139096-3 (ISBN)
Description
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".
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Series
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Illustrations
24pp b&w illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 215 mm
Width: 135 mm
Thickness: 33 mm
Weight
480 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-14-139096-3 (9780141390963)
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Person
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).