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In February 1945, British and American bombers rained down thousands of tons of incendiaries on the city of Dresden, creating one of the greatest firestorms in history. Their bombs killed an estimated 25 000 people and wiped one of the most beautiful cities in Europe from the map. The controversy that erupted shortly afterwards and which continues to this day, has long overshadowed the other events of the bomber war and blighted the memory of the young men who gave their lives to fight in the skies over Germany. Kevin Wilson has interviewed over a hundred people for this book, some of whom flew on the Dresden raids and many more who experienced other aspects of bombing, both in the air and on the ground. As the final volume in his bomber war trilogy, it chronicles the climactic period in a conflict that caused devastation and tragedy on both sides.

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Thorough, thrilling and profoundly moving. - The Times on MEN OF AIR. Wilson tells their stories with skill and compassion (and) unearths the sheer guts and powerful determination that pushed the men on. - Observer on MEN OF AIR. Meticulously researched and grippingly recounted, this is a first-rate contribution to our understanding of the Second World War. - Daily Express on BOMBER BOYS.

a brilliant insight into life in the air and on the ground, and considers why a force that took the war into the heart of Germany on a nightly basis was ignored when the fighting stopped... a long way to answering why there will be a memorial to these brave airmen in a London park. THE OBSERVER - 27.06.10 despite their enormous courage and huge sacrifice, Britain has never formally acknowledges the bravery of the men who fought through the Second World War in Bomber Command. The men's valour was betrayed by politicians and they have been denied a medal honouring their campaign. SUNDAY EXPRESS - 27.06.10 masterly approach... it makes fascinating reading and will be of huge interest to all who remember the dying days of the last War. CHURCH OF ENGLAND NEWSPAPER

Thorough, thrilling and profoundly moving. - The Times on MEN OF AIR. Wilson tells their stories with skill and compassion (and) unearths the sheer guts and powerful determination that pushed the men on. - Observer on MEN OF AIR. Meticulously researched and grippingly recounted, this is a first-rate contribution to our understanding of the Second World War. - Daily Express on BOMBER BOYS.

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Kevin Wilson has spent most of his working life as a staff journalist on British national newspapers, including the Daily Mail and latterly the Daily and Sunday Express. He is married with three grown-up sons and a daughter.

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