Bibliograph

Airborne in 1943, the daring Allied air campaign over the North Sea, Kevin Wilson

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Airborne in 1943, the daring Allied air campaign over the North Sea, Kevin Wilson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 463-464) and index

Illustrations

platesillustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Airborne in 1943

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1076575579

Responsibility statement

Kevin Wilson

Sub title

the daring Allied air campaign over the North Sea

Summary

Draws from letters, diaries, and interviews to recount the air campaigns of 1943, a period of unprecedented bombing against Germany by Allied bomber planes

Table Of Contents

Beginnings -- WINTER. To the heart of darkness ; A signal success ; Piercing the gloom ; Ruining the Ruhr -- SPRING. The bitter taste of Pilsen ; The toss of a coin ; The power of water ; Pointblank and return to the Ruhr -- SUMMER. The power of fire ; The peril of Peenemünde ; Back to Berlin ; Stretching to succeed -- AUTUMN. Attrition to achievement ; 'The greatest of air battles' -- WINTER. A miserable end ; Closure

Target audience

adult

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Daring Allied air campaign over the North SeaAir borne in 1943

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