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Vital to the Allies, Belfast was an obvious target for Hitler's bombers. And yet, until April 1941, air raids remained something distant, glimpsed only in newsreels -- their horror diluted by censorship. For Belfast, like Coventry, there was no gradual conditioning; when the Luftwaffe struck, the sudden violence of its attacks devastated the city, leaving over one thousand dead. Based on official records and vivid personal accounts, this important history examines the authorities' scandalous lack of preparation and the full terror of the blitz. It also highlights how the blitz exposed extreme poverty in Belfast, and the bleak social aftermath of the raids. First published in 1989.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #609468 in Books
• Published on: 1990-02-08
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 335 pages