Product Description

The period in question began quietly with the Luftwaffe busy elsewhere, yet the increasing attacks on Germany by the Royal Air Foce provoked a response in the form of the so-called Baedeker offensive of 1942. And it is against this background of the hammer blows dealt out to German towns and cities that the Blitz on Britain during 1942 - 1944 period must be viewed. Hitler's frustration at not being able to hit back, like for like, led to the appointment in 1943 of a Blitz supremo to mete out retaliation. This finally came in 1944 with the Steinbock raids - known better as the "Baby Blitz" - yet it was only an interim measure. As the manned bomber attacks faded, so a new and fearsome method of attack by robot bomb began with weapons of vengence The V1 and V2 period is fully documented with the basic facts and figures balanced by eyewitness accounts. The three volumes of "The Blitz Then and Now" are dedicated to the 60,000 British civilians who died and the 86,000 who were injured.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #411132 in Books
• Published on: 1990-02-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 592 pages

Customer Reviews

A remarkable tome of information!
This is an excellent resource of information regarding the actions and results of Axis sorties and bombings on U.K. soil between September 1940 and May 1941.

Contained within this sturdy hardback is a chronological account of all recorded raids, crashes and wartime anecdotes of the time, throughout the British Isles. Every page contains detailed listings, maps, illustrations and photo's of aircraft and blitz scenes up and down the country, often with images showing the very same scene as it looks today. This is a real page turner, with something for everyone to appreciate.

There's a very detailed index and a useful source of photograph credits, listed. However, my only criticism is the lack of a Bibliography, as result, creative use of the Acknowledgements and photograph credits are as near as you'll get to finding out the sources. Otherwise, this is a remarkable volume, and a total joy to read.

This book is an essential read for anyone researching wartime activities over the U.K. and anyone interested in aviation and the Second World War in general. A must for any bookshelf.

Monumental.
The 'Blitz Then and Now' trilogy is a sometimes indigestible mass of dates, aircraft, names, bomb types, and catalogues of locations. Its multiple authorship sometimes becomes too obvious - and it can also be expensive if you buy the whole work as a three volume box set, as I did.

This being said if you want to know as much as possible about the air attacks on Britain during World War II, all in one encyclopedic hit, this has to be the set for you. Taken together the whole thing is something like 1800 pages, almost every one of which is packed with black and white photos, diagrams, and masses of text, tables, and facts. One of the best things about it is that you can look up targets by name, and then check what happened there on a given date.

The whole thing is a truly monumental work, unlikely ever to be attempted in this way again. I have had my three volume set for roughly 15 years and never once regretted what was at that time a considerable outlay.This has to be highly recommended to all libraries, and anyone interested in the Blitz, air warfare, 1940, or the Second World War in general.

recomendable
si te interesan los bombardeos sobre suelo inglés este es tu libro.
cuajado de fotos.
lo único negativo es la antiguedad de las mismas,se nota que se editó hace años.Pero aguanta dignamente.
lo recomiendo