Death from the Skies: How the British and Germans Survived Bombing in World War II

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Dietmar Süss (, Professor in Modern History, University of Augsburg)

Death from the Skies

How the British and Germans Survived Bombing in World War II

Dietmar Süss (, Professor in Modern History, University of Augsburg)

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English

Oxford University Press
20 February 2014

History; Social & cultural history; Military history; Second World War; Air forces & warfare

The German 'Blitz' that followed the Battle of Britain killed tens of thousands and laid waste to large areas of many British cities. And although the destruction of 1940-1 was never repeated on the same scale, fears that Hitler possessed a secret weapon of mass destruction never entirely died, and were partially realized in the VI and V2 raids of 1944-5. The British and American response to the 'Blitz', especially from 1943 onwards, was massive and incomparably more devastating - with apocalyptic consequences for German cities such as Hamburg, Dresden, and Berlin, to name but the most prominent. In this ground-breaking new book, German historian Dietmar Süss investigates the effects of the bombing on both Britain and Nazi Germany, showing how these two very different societies sought to withstand the onslaught and keep up morale amidst the material devastation and psychological trauma that was visited upon them. And, as he reflects in the conclusion, this is not a story that is safely confined to the past: the debate over the rights and the wrongs of the mass bombing of British and German cities during World War II remains a highly emotional subject even today.

By: Dietmar Süss ( Professor in Modern History University of Augsburg)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 238mm, Width: 163mm, Spine: 44mm
Weight: 1.206kg
ISBN: 9780199668519
ISBN 10: 0199668515
Pages: 736
Publication Date: 20 February 2014
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Dietmar Suss teaches Modern History at the Friedrich Schiller University in Jena, where he is adjunct professor, and he is also a Dilthey Fellow of the Volkswagen Foundation. A prize-winning author and academic, he has published widely on the Third Reich, the Second World War, and themes post-war German history, and his books have been translated into several languages.

Reviews for Death from the Skies: How the British and Germans Survived Bombing in World War II

superb, sharply observed, and, it should be said, very deftly written ... Süss's investigation is so broad and so rich that it is impossible to do justice to his authoritative work in a short review ... this is a magnificent ... book, full of insight and careful judgement. * Peter Fritzsche, Seminar * Convincing and deeply researchd. * Robert Gellately, Times Higher Education *