Relentless Offensive, The: War and Bomber Command 1939-45 by ... - 9781844158195

The Relentless Offensive: War And Bomber Command 1939 - 1945 \n\nHardback (2009). \n\nBy Roy Irons. \n\nCondition is New.\n\nCover Price of \u00A319.99.\n\nDuring the years before World War II, the Royal Air Force, created amid the bloodshed of the Great War, saw salvation in the doctrine of a relentless offensive by a bomber force which would sail over trenches and then on to the enemy cities and annihilate the ability of the enemy to wage war. This book gives a view of how that doctrine, driven by courage and coldly sharpened by scientists, brought those visions to reality. \n\nThis is a fresh analysis of Bomber Command, its tactics and technology. It discusses exactly how well organised Bomber Command was to exploit the rapidly evolving new science and technology of new type of warfare. How much did the concept of Allied and German `morale' influenced the Command's operational plans? What was the influence of the Research and Experiments Dept of the Ministry of Home Security and o.