Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #495408 in Books
• Published on: 1998-06-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 214 pages

Synopsis
Written soon after the close of World War 2, this collection of Sir Arthur Harris''s memoirs reveals the man behind the Allied bombing offensive that culminated in t he destruction of the Nazi war machine and unfortuately many beautiful cities. '

Customer Reviews

WW2 Bomber Offensive
This is a classic for any student of the Bomber Offensive of WW2. Written by Marshal of the Royal Air Force, Sir Arthur Harris - 'Butch' to his crews, 'Bomber' to you and me, how better to gain insight into the thinking (at least, his) behind the development and prosecution of the Bomber Offensive. Written in the 'clipped' tone of the time - and totally outrageous at times to modern thinking - but irrefutable - after all, he gave the orders! Almost certainly he became obsessed with the concept of 'flattening' the major German cities, even when it was quite obvious, even at the time, that the impact of bombing oil and communications produced more crippling results on the ability of the enemy to continue to wage war. Well worth reading.