Bomber Command- Men, Machine & Missions 1936-68

A comprehensive and richly illustrated account of the Royal Air Force Bomber Command from its inception prior to World War Two in 1936 to its final years during the Cold War. The book covers various topics including the reasons for Bomber Command and the personnel that guided its formation and the Bomber Command organisation and how it functioned from the Headquarters down to the various Groups and the many Squadrons. The philosophy and politics of the change from strategic bombing to area bombing, with the ensuing fallout, is also discussed.