Firestorm: The Bombing of Dresden 1945

Firestorm: The Bombing of Dresden 1945

by Paul Addison (Author), Jeremy A Crang (Author)

Synopsis

On the night of 13 and 14 February 1945 the RAF bombed the city of Dresden, causing devastating fires which obliterated the historic city centre and killed many thousands of people. Sixty years later these raids remain one of the most notorious, and also one of the most controversial, episodes in the history of the Second World War. Firestorm: The Bombing of Dresden 1945 assembles a cast of distinguished scholars, including Sebastian Cox, David Bloxham, Nicola Lambourne, Soenke Neitzel, Richard Overy and Hew Strachan, to review the origins, conduct, and consequences of the raids. Each contributor writes from his or her own perspective, offering the reader a panoramic reassessment of the evidence and the issues, including the question of whether or not the bombing of the city constitutes a war crime. Firestorm cogently demonstrates the reasons why Dresden has come to symbolise the military and ethical questions involved in the waging of total war.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 288
Publisher: Pimlico
Published: 16 Feb 2006

ISBN 10: 184413928X
ISBN 13: 9781844139286
Book Overview: A brilliant book about one of the most controversial British and America air campaigns of the Second World War.

Media Reviews
An authoritative, stimulating and compact guide to the often-disputed facts * Times Higher Education Supplement *
Extraordinary... deserve[s] to be read, not only by those interested in the history of the Second World War, but also by those who continue to be interested in the ethical questions of warfare * Daily Telegraph *
Author Bio
Paul Addison was Director of the Centre for Second World War Studies at the University of Edinburgh from 1996 - 2005. He is now an Honorary Fellow there. His recent books include Churchill: The Unexpected Hero and Now the War Is Over: A Social History of Britain 1945-51. Jeremy A. Crang is Senior Lecturer in History and Assistant Director of the Centre for Second World War Studies at the University of Edinburgh. He is the author of The British Army and the People's War 1939-1945; co-editor, with Paul Addison, of The Burning Blue: A New History of the Battle of Britain (also published by Pimlico) and, most recently, co-editor of A Military History of Scotland.