Richard Overy is the author of a series of remarkable books on the Second World War and the wider disasters of the twentieth century. The Dictators: Hitler's Germany, Stalin's Russia won both the Wolfson Prize for History and the Hessell-Tiltman Prize. He is Professor of History at the University of Exeter. Penguin publishes 1939: Countdown to War, The Morbid Age, Russia's War, Interrogations, The Battle of Britain and The Dictators. He lives in London.
Magnificent ... must now be regarded as the standard work on the
bombing war ... It is probably the most important book published on
the history of he second world war this century
*Guardian*
Monumental ... this is a major contribution to one of the most
controversial aspects of the Second World War ... full of new
detail and perspectives ... hugely impressive
*Literary Review*
This tremendous book does what the war it describes signally failed
to do. With a well-thought-out strategy and precision, it delivers
maximum force on its objectives ... The result is a masterpiece of
the historian's art
*The Times*
What distinguishes Mr Overy's account of the bombing war from
lesser efforts is the wealth of narrative detail and analytical
rigour that he brings to bear
*Economist*
Excellent ... Overy is never less than an erudite and clear-eyed
guide whose research is impeccable and whose conclusions appear
sensible and convincing even when they run against the established
trends
*Financial Times*
It is unlikely that a work of this scale, scope and merit will be
surpassed
*Times Higher Education*
Hard to surpass. If you want to know how bombing worked, what it
did and what it meant, this is the book to read
*Times Literary Supplement*
My book of the year ... A staggering amount of research ...
provides a sober and realistic assessment of [the bombings'] impact
on the warring nations and on the civilians who bore the brunt of
its impact ... It's hard to imagine a more thorough account: a
masterpiece
*New Statesman BOOKS OF THE YEAR*
A much needed breath of fresh air ... Overy argues his point with
the confidence of someone who knows he is master of his subject:
his rich and varied approach, coupled with exhaustive research,
makes this probably the best history of bombing of the past 20
years
*Telegraph*
A superbly detailed account of a terrifying aspect of the Second
World War
*New Statesman BOOKS OF THE YEAR*
An extraordinary and far-reaching history ... the first full
narrative of the bombing war in Europe ... Overy's scope is
incredibly broad and well-researched, also highly readable
*Spectator*
This is a tough, hardheaded and meticulous work of military history
... It is worth reading
*Telegraph BOOKS OF THE YEAR*
Overy's history explains and explores strategy, tactics, technology
and results in one seamless story that shatters myths and
establishes truths
*Sunday Telegraph*
Utterly fascinating ... What is most surprising in Overy's book is
its remarkable contemporary relevance
*London Review of Books*
The first full narrative of the bombing war in Europe
*Country Life*
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