RAF Bomber Command in the Second World War - The Hardest Victory - Classic Military History

?The Fighters are our salvation, but the Bombers alone provide the means of victory.? While Winston Churchill acknowledged the vital contribution of the RAF Bomber Command in the Second World War, it has recently come under fire from a whole generation of historians. They claim that the RAF offensive against Germany was immoral because so many civilians were killed, and wasteful because so many attacks were not on specific military targets. In this powerful book, first published in 1995, Denis Richards describes the Command?s difficulties and failures, but also redresses the balance by making clear the magnitude of its achievements. A superb work of military history and required reading for anyone with an interest in World War II...