Raiders of the Reich
Subtitle: Air Battle Western Europe 1942-1945
Publisher: Zenith Press
Published: January 17, 1997
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780760303917
Subjects: Military - World War II; World War, 1939-1945; History: World; Aerial Operations; Military History - World War II; History - Military / War; Western Front; Military - Aviation; History / Military / World War II; Aerial operations, American; Aerial operations, British; Campaigns
First sentence: On 22 February 1942, having been recalled from the USA where he was head of the RAF Delegation, Air Chief Marshal Arthur T Harris arrived at High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, to take over as Commander-in-Chief of RAF Bomber Command from AV-MJEA Baldwin, who since 8 January had been standing in for Sir Richard Peirse, who had been posted to India.