Table of Contents

Origins, Prelude, Doctrine The Failure of Bomber Command, 1939-1941 The Reform of Bomber Command, 1942 The Climax of Area Bombing and the Defeat of Bomber Command, January 1943 to March 1944 The Americans Join In, 1939-1942: The Emergence of the Eighth Air Force The Abortive Offensive, June-October 1943 The Struggle for Air Superiority, November 1943-April 1944 The Strategic Air Offensive and the Normandy Invasion, February-June 1944 The Decisive Offensives (I) Oil, May 1944 to September 1944 The Decisive Offensives (II) Transportation, September 1944--V-E Day Conclusions Bibliography Index

Promotional Information

This is the only full-scale account of the strategic air offensive against Germany published in the last 20 years--and the only one that treats the British and Americans equally. Levine gets past a simple account of what we did to them and describes the target systems and German countermeasures in detail, providing exact yet dramatic accounts of the great bomber operations: the Ruhr dams, Ploesti, Regensburg, and Schweinfurt.

About the Author

ALAN J. LEVINE is a historian specializing in Russian history, international relations, and World War II. Born and raised in New York City, he received a Ph.D. from New York University. Mr. Levine has worked as a teacher, freelance writer, and book reviewer. He has published numerous articles about World War II and the Cold War and is the author of The Soviet Union, the Communist Movement, and the World: Prelude to the Cold War, 1917-1941 (Praeger, 1990).

Reviews

?A well-written summary of the secondary material on this important, neglected, and controversial subject. Therefore it will be read by many and consequently must be seriously considered by historians and specialists.?-The Journal of American History

?Perhaps Levine's most valuable contribution is incorporating in a single book the doctrinal and technological aspects of the Allied bombing campaigns. The reviewer found The Strategic Bombing of Germany a difficult book to put down and recommends it to both the serious airpower student and the casual reader.?-The Friday Review of Defense Literature

?Undergraduates as well as general readers will enjoy this campaign.?-Choice

"A well-written summary of the secondary material on this important, neglected, and controversial subject. Therefore it will be read by many and consequently must be seriously considered by historians and specialists."-The Journal of American History

"Undergraduates as well as general readers will enjoy this campaign."-Choice

"Perhaps Levine's most valuable contribution is incorporating in a single book the doctrinal and technological aspects of the Allied bombing campaigns. The reviewer found The Strategic Bombing of Germany a difficult book to put down and recommends it to both the serious airpower student and the casual reader."-The Friday Review of Defense Literature