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The Night Blitz, 1940-41

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This was the war at home, as experienced in most major British cities and seaportsFully researched and documentedFascinating reading from beginning to end

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Cassell military
030435676X / 9780304356768
Paperback
03/08/2000
United Kingdom
English
288p., [8]p. of plates : ill.
20 cm
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Reprint. Originally published: London: Arms & Armour, 1996.
After the failure to win the Battle of Britain, despite their superior numbers of better equipped aircraft, the Luftwaffe switched to night bombing raids in an attempt to defeat British morale. It was the first experience of a population under mass attack, night after night, and there were important lessons to be learnt on both sides. If the loss of life and the destruction of property in this campaign, between September 1940 and early summer 1941, failed to bring the nation down then surely Britain would win the war... In this finely-structured study of the campaign John Ray assesses the airc
After the failure to win the Battle of Britain, despite their superior numbers of better equipped aircraft, the Luftwaffe switched to night bombing raids in an attempt to defeat British morale. It was the first experience of a population under mass attack, night after night, and there were important lessons to be learnt on both sides. If the loss of life and the destruction of property in this campaign, between September 1940 and early summer 1941, failed to bring the nation down then surely Britain would win the war... In this finely-structured study of the campaign John Ray assesses the airc 1DBK United Kingdom, Great Britain, 3JJH c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), HBG General & world history, HBJD1 British & Irish history, HBW Military history, HBWQ Second World War, JWG Air forces & warfare, JWLF Battles & campaigns