Bomber Command

Author : Max Hastings
Publisher : Quarto Publishing Group USA
ISBN 13 : 1610588630
Total Pages : 410 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bomber Command written by Max Hastings and published by Quarto Publishing Group USA. This book was released on 2013-09-15 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This award-winning classic of WWII military history chronicles the Royal Air Force’s bombing campaign against Germany. RAF Bomber Command’s air offensive against the cities of Nazi Germany was one of the most epic campaigns of World War II. The struggle began meekly in 1939 with only a few aircraft—Whitleys, Hampdens, and Wellingtons—flying blindly through the night on their ill-conceived bombing runs. It ended six years later with 1,600 Lancasters, Halifaxes, and Mosquitoes, equipped with the best of British wartime technology, blazing whole German cities in a single night. In Bomber Command, originally published to critical acclaim in the UK, famed British military historian Sir Max Hastings offers a captivating analysis of the strategy and decision-making behind one of World War II’s most violent episodes. With firsthand descriptions of the experiences of aircrew from 1939 to 1945—based on one hundred interviews with veterans—and a harrowing narrative of the experiences of Germans on the ground during the September 1944 bombing of Darmstadt, Bomber Command is widely recognized as a classic account of one of the bloodiest campaigns in World War II history. Winner of the Somerset Maugham Prize

Author : Chris Ward
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1844687341
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 3 Group Bomber Command written by Chris Ward and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2009-04-21 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the immediate period before World War Two, the RAF modified its command structure to rationalize for rapid expansion. Bomber Command was divided into six operational groups, each flying the same type of aircraft.3 Group had almost completely re-equipped with the Wellington by 4 September 1939 to carry out the second bombing operation of the war which was against German warships off Brunsbttel. In 1940 the first of the new four-engined bombers, the Short Stirling, came into service with the Group, being followed in 1942 by the Avro Lancaster. On 3rd/4th November 1943, No. 3 Group played a leading part in the first bombing attack in which heavy bombers made use of the radar bombing aid known as G-H. The target was Dsseldorf; bombs were dropped "blind" and good results were obtained. In July and August 1944, aircraft of this Group equipped with G-H maintained an all-weather attack against flying-bomb sites. Through the D-Day build-up, the liberation of France and conquest of Germany, formations of No. 3 Group attacked railway junctions, marshalling yards, troop concentrations, etc.During the week ending 25th March 1945, Bomber Command made numerous attacks to prepare for the crossing of the Rhine.

Author : Ron Mackay
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781781558362
Total Pages : 556 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book RAF Bomber Command written by Ron Mackay and published by . This book was released on 2021-10-21 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book covers Bomber Command from creation in 1936 to 1945. In parallel with Fighter Command's initial defensive fallibility, the means to hammer the Axis industrial base into oblivion was totally lacking and had to be painfully built up to the point where the Force decisively added its weight to bring about an ultimate Allied Victory.

Author : Martin Middlebrook
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1473834880
Total Pages : 941 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Bomber Command War Diaries written by Martin Middlebrook and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2014-04-02 with total page 941 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essential WWII historical reference detailing RAF Bomber Command’s extensive campaign of strategic bombings across occupied Europe. The Royal Air Force Bomber Command's strategic bombing campaign started on the first day of the Second World War and ended five and a half years later with the final victory in Europe. It was a campaign of such enormous scale that historians have only recently begun to piece together the finer details of the individual raids. Aviation historian Martin Middlebrook and his research colleague, Chris Everitt, were the first to compile a complete review of all the raids and their background stories. The Bomber Command War Diaries not only documents every Bomber Command operation but also details their effects on the ground, drawing on local archives from Germany, Italy, and the occupied countries. It is a groundbreaking work on historical research, bringing together the two sides of Bomber Command’s war. This edition includes retrospective observations and a new appendix.

Author : Roger Anthony Freeman
Publisher : After the Battle
ISBN 13 : 9781870067355
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bases of Bomber Command written by Roger Anthony Freeman and published by After the Battle. This book was released on 2001 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sixty years ago over 100 aerodromes in east and north-eastern England were occupied by the men and machines of RAF Bomber Command. The tenure of the majority of the bases was brief - some six years - but during that time more than 55,000 men lost their lives while flying from them to attack targets on the Continent.

Author : Jeffrey L Ethell
Publisher : Crestline Books
ISBN 13 : 9780785830085
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bomber Command written by Jeffrey L Ethell and published by Crestline Books. This book was released on 2013-03-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Bomber Command was the heart of the US Army Air Force's operations against Nazi Germany in World War II. At its peak, the USAAF boasted 2,411,294 men and women in uniform with 230,000 aircraft flown by 193,440 pilots. And statistically, there was no more dangerous place to be in World War II than in Germany. This is the story of the USAAF in the European and Mediterranean Theatres during World War II. This book relives the excitement of the operations in first-person accounts and anecdotes and with color photograpy of the events.

Author : Jason Fry
Publisher : Studio Fun International
ISBN 13 : 9780794440848
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Star Wars VIII The Last Jedi: Bomber Command written by Jason Fry and published by Studio Fun International. This book was released on 2017-12-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jump on board the next adventure in the Star Wars saga with Paige Tico’s journal. Complete with stories, bomber schematics, and personal profiles, Paige Tico's journal will immerse readers in the world of the pilots and technicians of Cobalt Squadron. Discover secrets and insights from this courageous pilot as she reveals more about her past, her sister Rose, and her journey with the Resistance. With detailed sketches and eight large gatefolds, Paige's journal is perfect for readers looking for a glimpse inside the life a bomber in the galaxy. "It’s...amazing to think that the books I’ve worked on are in the hands of kids who will themselves be Star Wars fans for decades. I grew up with books such as Han Solo at Stars’ End, and they meant everything to me; it’s gratifying and humbling to think there may be fans who will wind up feeling the same way about Rey’s Survival Guide or Bomber Command." —Jason Fry, author of Star Wars VIII The Last Jedi: Bomber Command

Author : Gordon Thorburn
Publisher : Haynes Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781844256525
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book No Need to Die written by Gordon Thorburn and published by Haynes Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first book to be written about a group of remarkable men who left the wealth and comfort of America before the Second World War to volunteer for the most dangerous trade in the world. Few people know there were any Americans flying with RAF Bomber Command. The book follows the life stories and flying careers of 21 Americans who fought in the air war over Europe with the RAF’s two premier Bomber Command squadrons – 9 and 617. Of these men of free will, 15 were killed in action. No Need To Die is a revelation, an untold human story from the Second World War.

Author : Calum Laird
Publisher : Carlton Books
ISBN 13 : 9781847329714
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bombs Away! written by Calum Laird and published by Carlton Books. This book was released on 2012-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These pocket-format compilations each contain three classic Commando war stories printed the same size as the original comics. Bombs Away! features "Ghost Pilot," "Hoodoo Ace," and "Deck-Level Dawson." Hair-rising tales of bombing missions in Lacasters and Stirlings make this action-packed but handily formatted collection of stories a thrill for Commando fans of all ages.

Author : Denis Richards
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780340563458
Total Pages : 393 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Hardest Victory written by Denis Richards and published by . This book was released on 1994-01-01 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The work of the RAF offensive against the Germans in the Second World War is described : difficulties and failures, claims of wasteful and immoral attacks, policies and personalities, organization, Intelligence, and technical developments as well as the magnitude of the Bomber Command's achievement. Stressing the great contribution made by Dominion and Allied air crews and the essential interdependence of the British and American air operations, and drawing on correspondence with some 200 surviving aircrew and groundcrew, the author offers fresh insights into the human element in the long and bloody business of bombing Britain's enemies.