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Target London: Bombing the Capital, 1915-2005

Door Peter Reese

Categorie	Algemeen Militaria
Boeknummer	#416628-XZ18
Titel	Target London: Bombing the Capital, 1915-2005
Auteur	Reese, Peter
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij	Barnsley : Pen & Sword Military
Jaar van uitgave	2011
ISBN10	1848841221
ISBN13	9781848841222
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Original boards, dust jacket, 8vo.
Samenvatting	London was a target for Zeppelins and bombers during the First World War, for bombers, V1s and rockets in the Second, and for Cold War missiles and for terrorists in more recent times, yet rarely has the history of twentieth-century attacks on the capital been studied as a whole. Peter Reese, in this thought-provoking account, vividly describes how the destructive potential of aerial bombing and terrorist actions has increased and how Londoners have struggled to protect themselves and their city. He looks at the strategic aims of the bombing campaigns - panic, devastation, paralysis of communications and the collapse of morale - and contrasts them with the actual responses of Londoners - of civilians - who faced this new form of indiscriminate warfare. As he traces the developing theory an... (Lees verder)d practice of air power, he dispels myths and misunderstandings that still surround the subject. His narrative follows the story from the commencement of the First World War when the development of aircraft accelerated and the possibilities of aerial warfare came to be appreciated - and feared. There are graphic accounts of the German raids on the city in the First World War, of the intense interwar debate about the impact of bombing, and of the ordeal that followed - the Blitz and the V1 and V2 campaigns. He also considers in the concluding chapters more recent threats to the capital which come, not from aircraft and missiles, but from bombing tactics adopted by terrorists, and the need for appropriate responses. AUTHOR: In his books on the battles of Bannockburn, Flodden and Dunbar. Peter Reese has established a reputation as a gripping and versatile writer of military history. He has written extensively on Anglo-Scottish conflicts, the English Civil Wars and the pioneering days of manned flight. He is also a notable biographer - he has published a critical assessment of Scottish commanders and acclaimed biographies of William Wallace, Samuel Cody and General George Monck. SELLING POINTS: * History of twentieth-century attacks on London. * Examines the theory and practice of air power from the First World War to the present day. * Covers the threat of nuclear attack during the Cold War. * Considers the recent terrorist bombing campaigns. ILLUSTRATIONS: 30 illustrations including maps *
Pagina's	228
Conditie	Goed — Price tag front cover jacket.
Prijs	€ 12,50

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