Hardest Victory: RAF Bomber Command in the Second World War by Denis Richards

Hardest Victory: RAF Bomber Command in the Second World War by Denis Richards is a decent history of bomber command in the second world war. Many of the controversies are discussed as well as the day-to-day actions of the crews and other personnel. Besides the usual description of raids on Germany and France there is also much material on attacks on German naval units and Italy. There is quite a bit on the non-British crews from Commonwealth countries including the Canadiens. The narrative is interspersed with actions that received the Victoria Cross and other awards for bravery.

An excellent antidote to the atrocious The Valour and the Horror "documentary" done by the McKennas several years ago.

Recommended.

Is available through Abebooks.



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