Description:In this dramatic account of a little known aspect of World War, C.M. White presents the first complete survey of the eight Gotha Raids and considers the long and short term effects of this new and devastating form of warfare. First published in 1986, the book became a well-respected reference document across the world.On 13 June, 1917 a squadron of German heavy bombing aircraft appeared in the sky above London and without warning proceeded to drop four tons of bombs on the horrified citizens below. The raid was impudently staged in broad daylight, and it exposed serious deficiencies in England’s defences.In subsequent raids the enemy bombers continued to evade the English guns and aircraft with brazen ease and it became increasingly obvious that England was unable to repel this new and lethal form of attack. As the number of casualties and extent of the devastation increased, so the angry voices raised in protest grew louder….A shaken government hastily began the task of rebuilding the air defence system, in a sweeping review of air organization and strategies which was to result in the formation of the Royal Air Force .We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Gotha Summer: The German Daytime Air Raids on England, May to August 1917. To get started finding The Gotha Summer: The German Daytime Air Raids on England, May to August 1917, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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1986
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The Gotha Summer: The German Daytime Air Raids on England, May to August 1917
Description: In this dramatic account of a little known aspect of World War, C.M. White presents the first complete survey of the eight Gotha Raids and considers the long and short term effects of this new and devastating form of warfare. First published in 1986, the book became a well-respected reference document across the world.On 13 June, 1917 a squadron of German heavy bombing aircraft appeared in the sky above London and without warning proceeded to drop four tons of bombs on the horrified citizens below. The raid was impudently staged in broad daylight, and it exposed serious deficiencies in England’s defences.In subsequent raids the enemy bombers continued to evade the English guns and aircraft with brazen ease and it became increasingly obvious that England was unable to repel this new and lethal form of attack. As the number of casualties and extent of the devastation increased, so the angry voices raised in protest grew louder….A shaken government hastily began the task of rebuilding the air defence system, in a sweeping review of air organization and strategies which was to result in the formation of the Royal Air Force .We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Gotha Summer: The German Daytime Air Raids on England, May to August 1917. To get started finding The Gotha Summer: The German Daytime Air Raids on England, May to August 1917, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.