Results for "Worrall, Richard"

The first book to cover the full history of the RAF's air war against Hamburg, one of the most important target cities in Germany. The city of Hamburg became synonymous with the destructive power of RAF Bomber Command when, during summer 1943, the city suffered horrific destruction in a series of fo... Read More about Hamburg 1940–45: The long war against Germany's great port city (Air Campaign #44)

This title tells the fascinating story of World War II's forgotten strategic bombing campaign--the RAF's perilous, long-range missions, flying from English bases against the industry, cities, and dockyards of Mussolini's Italy.Between June 1940 and August 1943, RAF Bomber Command undertook a little-... Read More about The Italian Blitz 1940–43: Bomber Command’s war against Mussolini’s cities, docks and factories (Air Campaign #17)

This illustrated study explores, in detail, the controversial Battle of Berlin -- RAF Bomber Command's costly, brutal attempt to prove that strategic bombing alone could bring an end to World War II.Throughout late-1943 into early-1944, an epic struggle raged over the skies of Germany between RAF Bo... Read More about Battle of Berlin 1943–44: Bomber Harris' gamble to end the war (Air Campaign #11)

This illustrated study explores, in detail, the RAF's first concentrated air campaign of World War II against one of the hardest and most important targets in Germany – the industrial heartland of the Ruhr that kept Hitler's war machine running.Between March and July 1943, RAF Bomber Command underto... Read More about The Ruhr 1943: The RAF’s brutal fight for Germany’s industrial heartland (Air Campaign #24)