Bomber Command's War Against Germany: Planning the RAF's Bombing Offensive in WWII and its Contribution to the Allied Victory

Britain's shift in World War II from precision bombing to area bombing, emphasizing the strategic decision to target German civilian areas to undermine morale and industrial capacity.

The all—too frequently cited mantra that ‘the bomber will always get through’ had dominated Britain’s strategic air policy in the decades preceding the Second World War. However, the experiences of the Battle of Britain and the Blitz indicated that aerial bombardments were not as effective at disabling a countr...