#Free online books with no downloads Battle of Berlin 1943-44: Bomber Harris' gamble to end the war English version by Richard Worrall, Graham Turner #####Publisher: Bloomsbury USA

File name: Battle-of-Berlin-1943-44.pdf

ISBN: 9781472835222 | 96 pages | 3 Mb

Overview 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 Bomber Command and the Luftwaffe. This campaign had been undertaken by the Commander-in-Chief Bomber Command, Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris, and was baptized “The Battle of Berlin”. The Berlin campaign was a hard, desperate slog. Struggling against dreadful and bitter winter weather, Bomber Command “went” to Berlin a total of sixteen times, suffering increasingly severe losses throughout the winter of 1943/44 in the face of a revitalized German air-defense. The campaign remains controversial and the jury, even today, is ultimately undecided as to what it realistically achieved. Illustrated throughout with full-color artwork depicting the enormous scale of the campaign, this is the story of the RAF's much debated attempt to win the war through bombing alone.