Review: A Horrble Night in History
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 6, 2013
The author wrote this book at an advanced age, years after his escape from burning Dresden.; some of his recollections seem  unbelievable, but I assume they are true. In the intervening years many books and articles have been wriiten about Dresden, but few with the depth of Gregg's personal experience. Years ago I visited the beautifully reconstructed Dresden and walked from the Elbe River to the railroad station to familiarize myself with the extent of destruction described. The horrors of  the incendiary raid have been well documented, so there was nothing new here,.so I rated it four stars. Fortunately, Gregg avoided the post WW II political "blame game" of accusing the RAF and U.S AAF of wanton slaughter as retribution.This book should be of interest to historians and students of the results of mass destruction rained down during WW II.