Soldier at Bomber Command
Author | : Charles Carrington |
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Release | : 1997 |
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Author | : Charles Carrington |
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Release | : 1997 |
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Author | : Charles Carrington |
Publisher | : Pen and Sword |
Total Pages | : 270 |
Release | : 1987-01-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1473818362 |
It was certainly not through the foresight of his senior officers that Charles Carrington, a veteran of the First World War, was enabled to put his experience in that earlier conflict to good use in the Second, as readers of this remarkable book will soon learn. However, by great good fortune, he found himself in a position where his experience of things past could be adapted to the needs of a virtually untried aspect of warfare- that of Army/Air Force Co-operation. As an Army Officer in a world of high-ranking Airmen, it was his task to walk the tightrope between the two Services in an effort to persuade both parties that neither could win the war without the other and that co-operation was preferable to self-interest. The words 'prima donna' crop up frequently in the story and one is not surprised when the author remarks 'while we were organising signal exercises..and such necessary menial chores, at which the Services worked together without a hitch, our problem was to get the Great Chiefs to stop quaralling. Although he describes his experiences with cheerful modisty, it is clear that this unsung 'armchair soldier' played a vital role in the back room battle that had to be resolved before the war proper could be waged with efficiency Apart from his being privy to much information that remained 'Top Secret' for many years after the war. Readers will soon see that his views on some of the Top Brass might have had unpleasant repercussions had they been aired too soon! But those who have read his earlier works, as well as those who come afresh to the work of this fluent and clear-sighted writer will surly agree that the wait has been worthwhile,
Author | : Charles Whiting |
Publisher | : Leo Cooper Books |
Total Pages | : 247 |
Release | : 1971 |
Genre | : Malmedy Massacre, 1944-1945 |
ISBN | : 9780850520811 |
Drive on recklessly, give no quarter and take no prisoners; everything that comes into our sights should be mown down' - Jochen Peiper. Then the machine-guns started to chatter. The massacre had begun. The prisoners started to fall in groups, as other machine guns joined in the slaughter. They were completely defenseless. Some tried to make a break for it, but were mown down before they'd gone half a dozen yards. Wounded, dead and dying were everywhere in the bloody grass - still the machine guns went on. Ahrens summoned up the last of his strength and staggered off through the wet underbrush, dribbling blood behind him, heading for a town whose name would soon signify to the western world one thing only - massacre. The town called Malmedy. This is the story of the infamous massacre of World War II.
Author | : David L. Bashow |
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Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2022 |
Genre | : Bombing, Aerial |
ISBN | : 9780660432960 |
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Publisher | : DIANE Publishing |
Total Pages | : 863 |
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ISBN | : 1428915869 |
Author | : Bernard C. Nalty |
Publisher | : Pickle Partners Publishing |
Total Pages | : 744 |
Release | : 2015-11-06 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1786257033 |
The four years between 1941 and 1945 were years in which the nation raised and trained an air armada and committed it to operations on a scale unknown to that time. With Courage: The U.S. Army Air Forces in World War II retells the story of sacrifice, valor, and achievements in air campaigns against tough determined adversaries. It describes the development of a uniquely American doctrine for the application of air power against an opponent’s key industries and centers of national life, a doctrine whose legacy today is the Global Reach-Global Power strategic planning framework of the modern U.S. Air Force. The narrative integrates aspects of strategic intelligence, logistics, technology, and leadership to offer a full yet concise account of the contributions of American air power to victory in that war.—Print Ed.
Author | : Arthur Harris |
Publisher | : Pen and Sword |
Total Pages | : 381 |
Release | : 2005-03-01 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1473812607 |
The Royal Air Force commander of bombing operations during WWII offers an insider’s view of his legendary career in this classic military memoir. Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Arthur “Bomber” Harris remains a controversial figure in the history of the RAF. While many vilify him for his merciless carpet bombing of Germany, others believe that his contributions to Allied victory are grossly undervalued. In Bomber Offensive, Harris candidly describes how he led the men of Bomber Command in the face of appalling casualties, his fierce disagreements with higher authority, and the complicated relationship he had with Winston Churchill. Written soon after the close of the Second World War, Harris's memoirs reveals the man behind the Allied bombing offensive that destroyed the Nazi war machine, but also many beautiful and historic cities, such as Dresden. His defense of these total war tactics stands in stark contrast to modern military policy, which considers such indiscriminate killing a war crime.
Author | : David L. Bashow |
Publisher | : Canadian Museum of Civilization/Musee Canadien Des Civilisations |
Total Pages | : 101 |
Release | : 2011-01-01 |
Genre | : Bombing, Aerial |
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Author | : Max Hastings Sir |
Publisher | : Zenith Press |
Total Pages | : 411 |
Release | : 2013-09-09 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0760345201 |
DIVBomber Command is Sir Max Hastings’ classic account of one of the most controversial struggles of World War II: the British air offensive against the cities of Nazi Germany. /div
Author | : Roger Anthony Freeman |
Publisher | : After the Battle |
Total Pages | : 360 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Airports |
ISBN | : 9781870067355 |
Sixty years ago over 100 aerodromes in east and north-eastern England were occupied by the men and machines of RAF Bomber Command. The tenure of the majority of the bases was brief - some six years - but during that time more than 55,000 men lost their lives while flying from them to attack targets on the Continent.