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SLEDGEHAMMERS FOR TINTACKS

by Steve Darlow

Published by Grub Street. 1st. 2002

Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper. Bomber Command Combats The V-1 Menace, 1943-1944. B/w photos.

Light bumping along bottom edge of front cover. Wrapper a little edge-creased.

ISBN: 1902304969
Stock no. 2110772

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Contents

  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • Prologue
  • Chapter 1 The Threat
  • Chapter 2 Sledgehammers - The RAF's Heavies
  • Chapter 3 The Call to Arms
  • Chapter 4 A New Threat
  • Chapter 5 Vergeltung, Reprisal
  • Chapter 6 Counter-Attack
  • Chapter 7 Daylight Raids
  • Chapter 8 Night Battle
  • Chapter 9 The Pressure Builds
  • Chapter 10 Caves and Combat
  • Chapter 11 'You'll Keep Going Back'
  • Chapter 12 No Let Up
  • Chapter 13 New Policy, New Targets
  • Chapter 14 Long Days and Nights
  • Chapter 15 New Threats and City Targets
  • Chapter 16 Closure
  • Chapter 17 Final Analysis
  • Appendix 1 Bomber Command Losses on Crossbow Operations
  • Appendix 2 Bomb Tonnages Dropped by Allied Air Forces on Crossbow Targets
  • Appendix 3 Daily Rate of Flying Bombs Fire and Weekly Averages
  • Appendix 4 Bomber Command Attacks Ailly-le-Haunt-Clocher, 16/17,22/23 December 1943
  • Sources
  • Bibliography and Secondary Sources
  • Notes
  • Index

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