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Werrell is an author, former history professor (Radford U.) and Air Force pilot, and he offers a critical and historical account of strategic bombing strategies that questions the overall value of this type of warfare. Written for anyone interested in military or aviation history, this volume focuses primarily on American activities from World War I to Iraq while drawing comparisons to similar strategies in Japan, Germany and Great Britain. The author also thoroughly describes the hardware, theory and operations employed in strategic bombing. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Death from the Heavens is a survey of strategic bombardment from its beginnings to date. It covers the theory, hardware, and operations of this specialized type of warfare. It is based on both primary and secondary sources and is aimed at the general reader who has an interest in aviation or military history. While by necessity primarily focused on American activities, it puts these into a larger context and does include activities of foreign countries, primarily the British, Germans, and Russians. And while the book is dominated by aircraft, it does cover both air-to-surface and surface-to-surface missiles. It covers the topic in terms of chronology, nationality, actual operations, and technology.Finally, this is more than a narrative, containing both analysis and criticisms and concludes by calling into question the value of strategic bombardment.
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