Raiding the Reich: The Allied Strategic Offensive in Europe - Hardcover

Freeman, Roger Anthony

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1854093878 ISBN 13: 9781854093875

Publisher: Arms & Armour, 1997

Synopsis

World War II was marked by the Allied forces' aerial bombardment of Nazi Germany. More than 50 years after the bombing campaign, much research has gone into supplying the who, when, where, and why of the subjects depicted in the pictures taken for the daily press and off the record. Breathtaking photos reveal the first operation of the Avro Manchester on February 24th and 25th, 1941, bombing a Hipper-class cruiser; the March 30th, 1941, introduction of the "blockbuster bomb"; squadrons preparing for the "Thousand Plan" rain on Bremen on June 25th, 1942; and, against regulations, on May 8th, 1945, the release of brightly colored flares in celebration of the war's ending; and over 250 more. An already fascinating subject has just become even more remarkable!

About this title

About the Author:

As a boy, Roger Freeman watched from his father's farm as the 8th Air Force took off for its missions over Germany; he has had a lifelong interest in theMighty Eighth ever since, and now lectures on USAAF history, both here and in

About this edition

• Publisher: Arms & Armour
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 1854093878
• ISBN 13: 9781854093875
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 160