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Using first-hand witnesses plus government war records, Hanson draws a powerful picture of the impact of these first air raids
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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Very cleverly prefacing each chapter with a relevant contemporary photograph, this throughly entertaining book totally immerses the reader in one of the seminal acts of aerial strategic warfare: calculated German bomber assaults on London and its environs.
Dates, names, places, sights, sounds, machines, drama, folly, consequences - all aspects of these historically and militarily significant operations are laid out in vivid detail to form a wonderfully flowing tale of a little known but vital struggle in the later stages of WW1.
Highly recommended for anyone at all interested in military history, and probably even a fascinating read for those for whom the subject holds little attraction.
Dates, names, places, sights, sounds, machines, drama, folly, consequences - all aspects of these historically and militarily significant operations are laid out in vivid detail to form a wonderfully flowing tale of a little known but vital struggle in the later stages of WW1.
Highly recommended for anyone at all interested in military history, and probably even a fascinating read for those for whom the subject holds little attraction.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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I had read and heard about the zeppelin raids in WWI,I had know idea just how bad they had been until I read this book.The war which must have seemed far away all of a sudden it was there own door steps,with death dropping from the sky.This book recreates the fear and terror of modern warfare which had never been seen before.And of the aircrews fighting a new style war.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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I've just started reading this compelling account of the air war in the last stages of the First World War. Most of the earlier reviews have already stated it but I'll into military aviation and history and I just bought this book today and already on page 100.Its that good!!
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HISTORY invariably falls into two categories: academic and narrative. Read more
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