Bibliograph

Fire and fury, the Allied bombing of Germany, 1942-1945, Randall Hansen

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Label

Fire and fury, the Allied bombing of Germany, 1942-1945, Randall Hansen

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-338) and index

Illustrations

illustrationsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Fire and fury

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

268795501

Responsibility statement

Randall Hansen

Sub title

the Allied bombing of Germany, 1942-1945

Summary

Focusing on the crucial period from 1942 to 1945, Fire and Fury tells the story of the American and British bombing campaign through the eyes of those involved: the military and civilian command in America, Britain, and Germany, the aircrews in the skies who carried out their orders, and civilians on the ground who felt the fury of the Allied attacks. Here, for the first time, the story of the American and British air campaigns is told-and the cost accounted for

Table Of Contents

The day Hamburg died -- The Blitz : bombing civilians and destroying houses -- Bomber Harris takes over -- The Americans -- Building the mighty eighth -- Burn, Germany, burn -- Killing the Boche -- Cologne -- Göring and Speer -- Churchill, Roosevelt, and the future of bombing -- The Ruhr -- Busting dams -- England, July 27, 1943 : "Let us open the window" -- To destroy Hamburg -- Under the bombs -- Speer's nightmare -- The Battle of Berlin -- What the British knew -- Taking out the Luftwaffe -- Germany's Achilles' heel -- Oil and baby killing -- Harris's and Spaatz's orders -- Portal pleads -- Speer despairs, Harris threatens, Portal blinks -- American area bombing -- A crescendo of destruction -- Doubts -- As the last bombs fell -- Conclusion

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