The Fire: The Bombing of Germany, 1940-1945

by Jörg Friedrich

Book Overview

For five years during the Second World War, the Allies launched a trial and error bombing campaign against Germany's historical city landscape. Peaking in the war's final three months, it was the first air attack of its kind. Civilian dwellings were struck by-in today's terms-"weapons of mass destruction," with a total of 600,000 casualties, including 70,000 children.

In The Fire, historian J rg Friedrich explores this crucial chapter...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231133812
• ISBN13: 9780231133814
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 552 Pages
• Weight: 1.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

so true...

This book really describes the horror German civilians went through during the allied air raids!