While other books have addressed various aspects of the subject, such as a specific aircraft or air combat in various wars, this book is the first to take a comprehensive look at the history of strategic bombing from its beginnings to the present. Written by a historian who is also an expert on the technology of bombing and its application, the work covers the theory, the hardware, and the operations of strategic bombing. Former U.S. Air Force pilot Kenneth P. Werrell focuses primarily on American activities of such foreign countries as Great Britain, Germany, and Russia. And although his book is dominated by aircraft, it also covers air-to-surface and surface-to-surface missiles.
This study offers a critical analysis of strategic bombing and concludes by calling into question the value of this type of warfare. All readers with an interest in aviation or military history will appreciate the significance of this important study.
Hardcover. 332 pages.