Bombing Hitler's Hometown: The Untold Story of the Last Mass Bomber Raid of World War II in Europe

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Mike Croissant

Bombing Hitler's Hometown

The Untold Story of the Last Mass Bomber Raid of World War II in Europe

Mike Croissant

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Hardie Grant Books
03 June 2025

History; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Military history; Second World War; Battles & campaigns

A visceral account of the white-knuckled bombing mission carried out on Hitler’s hometown.

In April 1945, Linz was one of Nazi Germany’s most vital assets: a crucial transportation hub and communications centre, its railyards brimming with war materiel destined for the front lines. Linz was also the town Hitler claimed as home. Inevitably, it was one of the most heavily defended targets remaining in Europe.

In their unheated, unpressurized B-24 Liberator and B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bombers, the young men of the US Fifteenth Air Force battled elements as dangerous as anything the Germans could throw at them. When batteries of German anti-aircraft guns did open fire, the men flew into a man-made hell of exploding shrapnel.

Drawing on interviews with dozens of surviving World War II veterans and residents of Linz, as well as previously unpublished sources, Mike Croissant compellingly relates one of the war’s last truly untold stories – a gripping chronicle of warfare and a timeless tale of courage and terror, loss and redemption.

With a foreword by Richard Overy, author of The Bombers and the Bombed

By: Mike Croissant
Imprint: Hardie Grant Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 24mm
ISBN: 9781804369586
ISBN 10: 1804369586
Pages: 416
Publication Date: 03 June 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Mike Croissant is a retired CIA officer whose career spanned more than two decades in locations ranging from Washington, DC, to Europe and Asia. He holds an undergraduate degree in political science and history and graduate degrees in Central Eurasian Studies and Defense & Strategic Studies. Mike lives in Houston and can be found online at MikeCroissant.com.