The Bomber Command War Diaries: An Operational Reference Book, 1939-1945

by Martin Middlebrook, Chris Everitt

The essential WWII historical reference detailing RAF Bomber Command’s extensive campaign of strategic bombings across occupied Europe. The Royal Air Force Bomber Command's strategic bombing campaign started on the first day of the Second World War and ended five and a half years later with the final victory in Europe. It was a campaign of such enormous scale that historians have only recently begun to piece together the finer details of the individual raids. Aviation historian Martin Middlebrook and his research colleague, Chris Everitt, were the first to compile a complete review of all the raids and their background stories.The Bomber Command War Diaries not only documents every Bomber Command operation but also details their effects on the ground, drawing on local archives from Germany, Italy, and the occupied countries. It is a groundbreaking work on historical research, bringing together the two sides of Bomber Command’s war. This edition includes retrospective observations and a new appendix.

Genres: World War II, Military History

1393 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 1, 1985

About the author

Martin Middlebrook was a British military historian and Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. Appointed Knight of the Order of the Belgian Crown in 2004.

Reviews

[Tony · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent research resource. Contains descriptions of every air raid carried out by RAF Bomber Command during WWII. Includes reports from German cities on many raids and does not shy away from describing and discussing the controversial tactics of fire bombing and area bombing of German cities. Also includes descriptions of Bomber Command strategies and tactics for every phase of the war. Notes and operational statistics on every squadron that flew in Bomber Command are also included.

[Russell Jones · Rating 5 out of 5]

A truly fascinating record of Bomber Command’s operations during WWII! Particularly the brief details of particular acts of bravery by RAF personnel that resulted in the awarding of Victoria Crosses!

[Allyson Newburg · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent reference!

[Jeff Slipper · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mesmerising as ai none traditional view on the RAF’s Bomber war.

An excellent resource and an elegant barebone look at whst happened and the toll.

I cherish this book.

[Des Underwood · Rating 4 out of 5]

An amazing compilation

[Jeff Slipper · Rating 5 out of 5]

Not a traditional read but excellent as a resource for those interested I. The detailed operations.

Not a casual read but really happy to have it.