The Berlin Raids (book)
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by the British
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military historian Martin Middlebrook
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describing the RAF Bomber Command
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RAF Bomber Command controlled the RAF's bomber forces from 1936 to 1968. During World War II the command destroyed a significant proportion of Nazi Germany's industries and many German cities, and in the 1960s stood at the peak of its postwar military power with the V bombers and a supplemental...
attacks
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on the German
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city
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of Berlin
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in the Winter of 1943-1944.
These series of raids have become known as The Battle of Berlin
Battle of Berlin (air)
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The book attempts to give a non-partisan account and goes into great detail about the raids, including interviews with participants from both sides.