The role of Bomber Command in the Second World War is still shrouded in mystery. This book provides a new story of the campaign and is both a military history and an investigation as to how the modern image has come about. There have been hundreds of books about the RAF and Bomber Command ranging from highly researched histories, technical studies of the aircraft, to popular works; as well as countless films, television shows and newspaper reportage. Mark Connelly draws together all the strands to look at the image created ...
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The role of Bomber Command in the Second World War is still shrouded in mystery. This book provides a new story of the campaign and is both a military history and an investigation as to how the modern image has come about. There have been hundreds of books about the RAF and Bomber Command ranging from highly researched histories, technical studies of the aircraft, to popular works; as well as countless films, television shows and newspaper reportage. Mark Connelly draws together all the strands to look at the image created by this outpouring. Reaching for the Stars shows why Bomber Command, in one of the largest and bloodiest campaigns of the war OCo with 55,000 aircrew lost and more officer fatalities than in World War I OCo has received so much attention yet is still a OCylost and black sheepOCO among British wartime glories._x000D__x000D_Read this book to get a modern and to my mind as someone who lived through the German equivalent, acceptable, view of Harris and the efficacy of bombing. (Bob Wyatt, Vol. 51, Military Historical Society Bulletin)_x000D__x000D_excellentOC well researched, well written, and well illustrated (Sir Patrick Moore, 25/5/01, Times Higher Education Supplement)_x000D__x000D_a careful, intelligent examination of the role of Bomber command during the Second World War. (Joanna Bourke, 8/7/01, Times Literary Supplement)"
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