038 THE BLITZ 1940-41: The Luftwaffe's Biggest Strategic Bombing Campaign

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Describes and analyzes strategy, tactics, and operations of both the German Luftwaffe and the UK's air defenses during the period between September 1940 and May 1941. Cities from London to Glasgow, Belfast to Hull, and Liverpool to Cardiff were targeted in an attempt to destroy Britain's military-industrial facilities and force it out of the war. Uses primary sources, spectacular original artwork, 3D diagrams, and maps to explain how the world's first true strategic air offensive failed.