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Reaching for the Stars: A History of Bomber Command
Mark Connelly
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Description for Reaching for the Stars: A History of Bomber Command
Paperback. Reaching for the Stars provides a new and revisionary narrative of the Bomber Command in the Second World War and an investigation of how its modern image has developed. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JJH; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 139 x 215 x 16. Weight in Grams: 268.
The role of Bomber Command in the Second World War is still shrouded in mystery. This book provides a new story of the campaign and is both a military history and an investigation as to how the modern image has come about. There have been hundreds of books about the RAF and Bomber Command ranging from highly researched histories, technical studies of the aircraft, to popular works; as well as countless films, television shows and newspaper reportage. Mark Connelly draws together all the strands to look at the image created by this outpouring. Reaching for the Stars shows why Bomber ... Read more
The role of Bomber Command in the Second World War is still shrouded in mystery. This book provides a new story of the campaign and is both a military history and an investigation as to how the modern image has come about. There have been hundreds of books about the RAF and Bomber Command ranging from highly researched histories, technical studies of the aircraft, to popular works; as well as countless films, television shows and newspaper reportage. Mark Connelly draws together all the strands to look at the image created by this outpouring. Reaching for the Stars shows why Bomber ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780766805
SKU
V9781780766805
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Ref
99-5
About Mark Connelly
Mark Connelly has been British Academy Lecturer in History at Lancaster University and is now Reuters Lecturer in Media and Propaganda History at the University of Kent.
Reviews for Reaching for the Stars: A History of Bomber Command
'Excellent - well researched, well written and well illustrated' - Sir Patrick Moore, Times Higher Education Supplement 'A careful, intelligent examination of the role of Bomber Command during the Second World War' - Joanna Bourke, Times Literary Supplement